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For post-emergence control of Barnyard Grass in Rice as specified in the Directions for Use

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
RESTRAINTS
DO NOT apply within 14 days of applying insecticides to avoid serious damage to rice crop.
DO NOT apply other pesticides or liquid fertilizers either before or after Stam application unless such treatments are recommended by local authorities and have been tested thoroughly under local conditions.
DO NOT spray if rain is imminent within 3-6 hours.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
MIXING
Stam Herbicide must be added to the required amount of clean water and agitated thoroughly. DO NOT use equipment which has been used to apply other pesticides unless it has been thoroughly cleaned and flushed with detergent solution and rinsed with clean water before filling. The chemical works only by direct contact to the foliage and early spraying gives best results. Apply in warm weather (ideal temperature is 25 - 26 C).
APPLICATION
Stam may be applied by aircraft, boom or knapsack. Apply with correctly calibrated equipment and ensure thorough and even coverage.
- Do NOT apply Stam when wind velocities are high enough to case poor plant coverage or spray drift onto nearby susceptible crops. A slight cross wind during spraying is desirable to equalise distribution. Fields may be treated when grasses and weeds are either dry or wet with dew. Rain within 3 to 6 hours after application may reduce effectiveness. Thorough coverage of grasses and weeds with a spray of medium fine droplets (150 to 250 μm VMD) is required for optimum control. Stam can be applied by aircraft, tractor-mounted boom sprayers and knapsack sprayers.
- Aircraft: Do NOT spray during inversion conditions. Fixed or rotary wing agricultural aircraft equipped with well designed spray distribution systems may be used. Mix with water and apply Stam in 55 to 110 L total spray volume/ha.
- Tractor-Mounted Boom Sprayers: Standard low pressure herbicide sprayers, equipped with flat fan nozzles, are satisfactory. Apply Stam in 110 to 275 L water/ha.

WATER MANAGEMENT
Using Stam Alone: Rice may be aerial or combine sown. After seeding and prior to treating, temporarily flood the field to prevent drying and crusting. Drain fields thoroughly before application. Apply Stam when the rice can tolerate flooding. Prevent a second germination of grasses by flooding 24 hours after but no later than 5 days following treatment. In warm, sunny weather, where weeds are treated under ideal conditions flooding may be commenced within 24 hours of spraying. If forced to treat during cool, cloudy weather and where grasses are large and not actively growing at time of treatment, delay flooding 2 to 5 days for maximum weed control. Flooding should preferably be completed before any further grass emerges and definitely before any freshly emerged grass is beyond the one leaf stage. Hold water on the field for as long as possible without causing damage to the crop. Bear in mind that draining may result in a fresh germination of grass.

COMPATIBILITY
Due to possible injury to rice, do NOT mix other pesticides or liquid fertilizers with Stam. Do NOT apply other pesticides or liquid fertilizers either before or after Stam unless such treatments are recommended by local authorities and have been tested thoroughly under local conditions. Greatest injury has been experienced with carbaryl and with the organophosphates but almost all pesticides have shown some degree of phytotoxicity to rice when used with Stam.