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Formulation
A non-segregating blend of water soluble granules containing 143 g/kg metsulfuron-methyl and 143 g/kg tribenuron-methyl, based on SX technology.

IMPORTANT: This information is approved as part of the Product Label. All instructions within this section must be read carefully in order to obtain safe and successful use of this product.

Rainfastness
Rainfast within 2 hours of application provided good drying conditions.

Restrictions
ALLY MAX SX should not be applied to any crop suffering from stress as a result of drought, waterlogging, low temperatures, pest or disease attack, nutrient or lime deficiency or other factors reducing crop growth.
Due to the high level of activity of the herbicide, special care must be taken to avoid damage by drift onto broad-leaved plants outside the target area, or onto ponds,    waterways or ditches. Thorough cleansing of equipment is also very important - see below.
Contract agents should be consulted before using on crops grown for seed.
ALLY MAX SX should not be applied within 7 days of rolling the crop.
Do not apply ALLY MAX SX more than once to any cereal crop.
All requirements or restrictions on other product labels must be adhered to when applied to the same crop as ALLY MAX SX. Contact your DuPont distributor for further information.
Do not use ALLY MAX SX in tank mix on triticale. Allow at least 7 days between ALLY MAX SX and other treatments (10 days if crop is growing poorly or under stress).
Do not tank-mix ALLY MAX SX with chlorpyrifos. Allow at least 14 days between application of ALLY MAX SX and chlorpyrifos treatments.
Refer to ‘Compatibility’ for details on use of ALLY MAX SX with other ‘ALS inhibiting’ herbicides.

Resistance
This product contains tribenuron-methyl and metsulfuron-methyl, which are ALS inhibitors, also classified by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee as ‘Group B’. When herbicides with the same mode of action are used repeatedly over several years in the same field, selection of resistant biotypes can take place. These can propagate and may become dominating. A weed species is considered resistant to a herbicide if it survives a correctly applied treatment at the recommended dose. Development of resistance with a weed species can be avoided or delayed by alternating (or tank mixing) with suitable products having a different mode of action. A strategy for preventing and managing resistance should be adopted. The Weed Resistance Action Group has produced guidelines and copies are available from the HGCA, CPA, your distributor, crop advisor or product manufacturer.

Crops
ALLY MAX SX can be used on all varieties of wheat, barley, oats and triticale between the growth stages given below.

Dose
Apply ALLY MAX SX at 42 g product/ha.

Timing
ALLY MAX SX must be applied in the spring after 1st February from the three-leaf stage (GS 13) up to before the flag leaf extending stage (before GS 41).

Following crops
Only cereals, oilseed rape, field beans or grass may be sown in the same calendar year as harvest of a cereal crop treated with ALLY MAX SX. In case of crop failure for any reason, sow only winter wheat within three months of application of ALLY MAX SX. Before sowing, soil should be ploughed and cultivated to a depth of at least 15-cm.

Volume and application
BEFORE USING ALLY MAX SX, SPRAYING EQUIPMENT MUST BE CLEAN AND FREE FROM CONTAMINATION WITH OTHER PESTICIDES.
Application should be made in 100-200 litres of water per hectare, using suitable ground equipment to give good spray cover of the weeds. Use a conventional field crop sprayer at a pressure of 2-3 bars and apply as a MEDIUM spray (as defined by BCPC). When crops are thick or weed growth is dense, use 400 litres of water per hectare. Care should be taken not to overlap spray swaths.

Mixing
Quarter fill the spray tank with clean water, start the agitation and add the required quantity of ALLY MAX SX directly to the tank without prior creaming. Continue agitation while topping up the tank and while spraying.

Compatibility
To widen the spectrum of activity and improve the control of some weeds, ALLY MAX SX may be applied with other herbicides, provided each product can be applied within the label recommendations for its use. Always add ALLY MAX SX to the spray tank first when using in tank-mix and ensure it is fully dispersed before adding the partner product.
The following ‘joint application’ with other sulfonylurea and ‘ALS inhibiting’ herbicides may be applied to a crop. Requirements and restrictions on other product labels must be adhered to. ‘Joint application’ is the use of ALLY MAX SX in tank mixture or sequence with one of the products listed below.