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DIRECTIONS FOR USE

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.

RESTRICTIONS OR WARNING
Wait 14 days after last treatment before harvesting the crop.

DISEASES CONTROLLED
Diprospero is a foliar fungicide containing 500 g/L propamocarb hydrochloride and 90 g/L dimethomorph. It can be used for the preventative and curative treatment of foliar late blight (Phytophthora infestans) on potato.

CROP-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
RATE OF USE:
The degree of blight pressure should always be considered when planning fungicide applications for blight control.
Diprospero should be used in a disease control programme at 7 day spray intervals and may be applied at 2 L/ha in 200-600 L water per hectare.
Use longer spray intervals when disease pressure is lower. If disease pressure increases (usually later in the season), then the spray interval should be reduced.

CROP VARIETIES:
All varieties of early and maincrop potatoes may be treated with Diprospero. On crops grown for processing, consult your processor before use.
BLIGHT CONTROL PROGRAMMES AND DISEASE RISK
Fungicides for potato blight control are predominantly protective in effect and to achieve best results the disease control programme should begin before blight becomes active in the crop.
Spraying should commence when the crop meets within the row or following the first blight infection period (whichever is the earlier).

Potato blight development and disease risk is generally favoured by warm wet conditions and there are well established systems for identifying high risk periods from crop and meteorological data. Growers should monitor crops and weather conditions to establish risk levels for their crop. Local or regional information on risk periods may also be a guide and is published from a number of sources.
Crops grown under irrigation should also generally be regarded as at high risk and treated at 7 day intervals. Treatment should be applied after irrigation.
Do not apply Diprospero if rainfall is imminent.

APPLICATION
Add the required quantity of Diprospero to a half-filled spray tank with continuous agitation, then add the remaining volume of water. Spray immediately after mixing and continue agitation during spraying.
Immediately after spraying, drain tank completely. Any contamination on the outside of the spraying equipment should be removed by washing with clean water.
Rinse inside of tank with clean water and flush through booms and hoses using at least one-third of the spray tank volume. Half fill tank with clean water, agitate and drain tank completely. Repeat this step again.
When disposing of the washings, avoid environmental contamination by spraying on to crop fields away from drainage channels, which feed water courses.