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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Application: Apply early post-crop emergence (3 leaf to before booting) when weeds are small (i.e., no greater than 5cm in height or diameter) and actively growing. Best weed control is obtained when rainfall wets the soil to a depth of 5 to 7.5cm within 4 weeks of application. Where treatment is delayed or where weeds are not actively growing due to adverse conditions, results may be slow to appear, and weeds may be only stunted or suppressed. After application for post-emergent weed control, TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide will remain in the soil for a period of time.

The persistence of TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide in the soil is dependent on various environmental conditions, e.g., soil pH, temperature, soil moisture, and organic matter. Wet, warm, acid soils high in organic matter favor the breakdown of TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide in the soil. It should be noted that TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide does NOT provide soil residual control. Crops other than wheat, barley, triticale, and cereal rye may be extremely sensitive to low concentrations of TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide residues in the sprayer or in the soil. See “Sprayer Clean-up” and “Crop Rotation Recommendations.”

PROTECTION OF CROPS, NATIVE AND OTHER NON-TARGET PLANTS

• DO NOT use in winter cereal crops undersown with legume pasture species, e.g., medics, clovers.

• DO NOT apply to wheat varieties King, Jacup, Miling, and Harrier.

• Care should be taken if it is intended to apply TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide in the same season to a crop already treated with another Sulfonylurea herbicide, e.g., Tackle, as crop damage may occur. Consult your local agronomist.

• Use of this product on land having a soil pH of 5.5 or less may result in some crop retardation, particularly if the crop is stressed.

• DO NOT apply to crops that are stressed by any cause (such as severe weather conditions, drought, waterlogging, excessive soil acidity or alkalinity, poor nutrient status, disease, nematode or insect damage) as crop injury may result.

• When treatment is followed by severe stress (such as drought, prolonged cold, waterlogging, or frosty conditions) crop yellowing and growth retardation may occur. Crops normally recover without loss in yield. Disease, nematode, or insect damage following application may also result in crop injury.

• DO NOT apply under weather conditions or from spraying equipment that may cause spray to drift onto nearby susceptible plants, crops, cropping lands, or pastures.

MIXING

• Spray Mix: TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide is a water dispersible granule to be mixed with clean water and applied as a spray.

• For mixing, adhere to the following recommendations: One-third fill the spray tank with water and add the required amount of product to the spray tank with the agitator running system engaged. Top up to the correct volume with water. Agitate continuously to ensure thorough mixing before and during application. Only mix sufficient chemical for each day’s work.

• Tank mixtures: TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide should be added to the partially full spray tank first, followed by dry flowables, suspension concentrates (flowables), aqueous concentrates, and then emulsifiable concentrate formulations. This product must be kept in suspension at all times by continuous agitation. Where prepared spray solutions have been allowed to stand, thoroughly reagitate before using.

GROUND SPRAYING

• Use a boom spray properly calibrated to a constant speed and rate of delivery to ensure thorough coverage and a uniform spray pattern. Avoid overlapping and shut off spray booms while starting, turning, slowing, or stopping as injury to the crop may result. Apply a minimum of 50L prepared spray/ha.

AERIAL SPRAYING

• Apply in a minimum of 20L/ha water. Application in a higher water volume of 30L/ha will improve the reliability of weed control efficacy. Avoid spraying in still conditions and in winds likely to cause drift onto adjacent sensitive crops or fallow areas likely to be planted to these crops. Turn off spray boom while passing over creeks and dams. DO NOT apply when a temperature air inversion is likely to occur. Use of Micronair equipment is not recommended due to greater drift potential.

USE OF SURFACTANT/WETTING AGENT

• Always add a non-ionic surfactant/wetting agent at a rate of 0.1% (active constituent) of the final spray volume, e.g., Wetspray 1000 100mL/100L. The use of spraying oils is NOT recommended.

• Note: DO NOT add a surfactant/wetting agent when TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide is tank mixed with Terbutryn or Diuron.

COMPATIBILITY (Physical)

• TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide is physically compatible with most commonly used broadleaf herbicides including Agtryne, TITAN Bromoxynil MA, LVE MCPA, MCPA Amine, MCPA Ester, 2,4-D Amine, Terbutryn, Tigrex*, Tordon* 242, Tordon 50-D*, Metribuzin, Lontrel L* or TITAN Clopyralid, Dicamba, Starane*, TITAN Diuron 500, Jaguar* and TITAN Glyphosate 450 (glyphosate). TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide is also compatible with most commonly used insecticides, Strike Out* (chlorpyrifos), and Le-Mat* (omethoate).

• Temporary crop yellowing may occur when TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide is applied as a tank mix with these insecticides. As formulations of other manufacturers’ products are beyond the control of TITAN AG, all mixtures should be tested prior to mixing commercial quantities. Biological compatibility varies between compatible mixtures and weed species.

• When using mixtures of TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide plus one of the following herbicides: Puma*, TITAN Diclofop-methyl, Tristar*, Grasp* or Mataven L*, some reduction in grass weed control can be expected to occur (ALL STATES). In heavily weed-infested areas control may be inadequate (VIC and TAS only). Significant reduction in grass weed control should be expected (WA and SA only), and/or crop damage may occur (WA only).

• Mixtures of TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide and Diclofop methyl/Tristar* are not recommended (WA only). For further information on physical and biological compatibility consult your local agronomist.

CROP ROTATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Minimum recropping intervals for crops are listed below. DO NOT rotate crops other than those mentioned below to land previously treated with TITAN Metsulfuron 600 WG Herbicide or other metsulfuron-methyl formulations. Crop tolerance (to maturity) should be determined on a small scale before sowing into larger areas. Also, refer to Crop Safety.