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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

The product is a short residual, pre-emergent herbicide for the control of many important annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in the crops nominated. It does not control important broadleaf weeds in maize, sweet corn, and Concep* II treated Sorghum. When mixed with Atrazine 500g/L, it controls many important annual weeds and grasses without the problem of carryover of herbicides affecting succeeding crops. The product acts mainly through shoot (coleoptile) absorption. Its effectiveness depends on rainfall or irrigation to move it down into the top 3 to 4 cm of soil, where it must be present at the time of weed germination.

APPLICATION:

Ground Application – Apply in a minimum of 60L/ha of water. DO NOT apply by aircraft.

To Avoid Crop Damage:

As metolachlor is known to cause some crop damage in sandy-sandy loam soils with low organic matter, it is recommended that growers test the safety of metolachlor on a small area of their crop before using the product on larger areas. If any adverse crop symptoms are observed within 14 days of application in which irrigation or rainfall has occurred, then the product should not be used.

MIXING:

Fill the spray tank to one-quarter full. Then add S-Maestro 960 Herbicide while adding water to make up the final spray volume. Pour S-Maestro 960 Herbicide into the stream of incoming water. Good agitation at the time S-Maestro 960 Herbicide is added to the tank will ensure good mixing.

When Tank Mixing: Wettable powder or water dispersible granule formulations should be added to the tank first, followed by suspension concentrates (flowables), water-soluble salts, then S-Maestro 960 Herbicide or other emulsifiable concentrate formulations. Maintain thorough agitation during mixing and application. Agitate tank mixes vigorously if allowed to stand. NOTE: Tank mix spray solution should NOT be left standing in the vat overnight.

COMPATIBILITY:

S-Maestro 960 Herbicide is compatible with prometryn/fluometruron (250g/L), Flumeturon (500g/L), Prometryn (500g/L), Atrazine (500g/L and 900 g/kg), Triasulfuron (750g/Kg), Basagran, Paraquat (250g/L), and Glyphosate.

Warnings:

• Cotton: DO NOT use when planting into dry soil or soil with marginal moisture. S-Maestro 960 Herbicide should not be used in situations where these conditions are likely to occur.

• Brassica crops: Crop retardation may occur on soils with low organic matter content and more than 60% fine sand and silt and less than 5% clay in the top 30cm. Use rates of S-Maestro 960 Herbicide towards the lower end of the rate range and apply onto moist soil. Irrigation after application should be limited to no more than 25mm. DO NOT use more than once per year.

• Zero-tillage (Canola, Barley, Oats, Wheat, Triticale): When sowing using knife points and zero-tillage and leaving a seeding slot. DO NOT apply post-seeding unless harrows (or similar) have tilled-in the seeding slot before application. Alternatively, apply S-Maestro 960 Herbicide immediately before sowing.