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

 

SOLSTICE can be applied in the spring and autumn on all varieties of winter wheat, barley, oats, triticale and rye and spring wheat, barley and oats.

 

Do not spray when crops are under stress from cold, drought, pest damage, nutrient deficiency etc.

Do not roll or harrow 7 days before or after application

SOLSTICE is mainly absorbed by the leaves of the weeds and as such can be applied on all soil types.

Extreme care must be taken to avoid spray drift onto non-crop plants outside of the target area.

 

In the event of crop failure in the spring after an application of SOLSTICE, only the following crops may be planted: spring wheat, spring barley, spring oats, maize or ryegrass.

 

Only the following crops can be sown in the same year as a crop treated with SOLSTICE is harvested: cereals, oilseed rape, field beans, grass and vegetable brassicas as transplants.

 Vigour reductions may be seen in following crops of oilseed rape after a dry summer. This will be outgrown and will not result in yield loss.

Only the following crops can be sown in the calendar year following treatment with SOLSTICE: cereals, oilseed rape, field beans, grass, linseed, peas, sugar beet, potatoes, maize, clover (for use in grass/clover mixtures), carrots and vegetable brassicas as transplants.

Take extreme care to avoid drift onto crops and non-target plants outside the target area.

 

Apply SOLSTICE in 150-300 l/ha of water. The lower volume must only be used in open crops on small weeds.

 

Half fill the spray tank with clean water and add the required amount of SOLSTICE. Add the remainder of the water and continue agitation until spraying is completed.

When tank mixes are to be used, and unless directed otherwise, the preferred order of addition of products to the spray tank is as follows: water, dispersible granules, wettable powders, suspension concentrates, solution concentrate. Each product should be added separately to a half filled spray tank and fully dispersed before the addition of the next product.

SOLSTICE may be applied through tractor-mounted hydraulic sprayers and knapsack sprayers providing they are in good working order and have been calibrated according to the manufacturers’ recommendations.

Do not apply through CDA applicators.

Apply SOLSTICE as a MEDIUM spray as defined by the BCPC system.

 

A joint application is the use of a product in tank mixture or sequence with another product.

IMPORTANT NOTE: joint applications should only be made within the label recommendations of every product in the application. Only one other product with an ALS inhibitor mode of action may be applied to a cereal crop treated with SOLSTICE. A further application of SOLSTICE or another product containing florasulam may be made providing the maximum total dose of florasulam is not exceeded . SOLSTICE may be applied in joint application to the same cereal crop with one of the following ALS products.

 

Florasulam is an ALS inhibitor. Herbicide Resistant Weeds Classification (HRAC), B.

Avoid using herbicides with a single mode of action, such as ALS herbicides, in the same fields over a number of years. Growers should apply products containing herbicides with different modes of action or use sequences or tank mixes where two or more components are active against the target weeds.

 

SOLSTICE can be applied in the spring once the crop has reached 3 leaves (GS 13) up to and including flag leaf ligule just visible stage (GS 39 inclusive).

Rate of application: One application of up to 150 ml/ha will control all susceptible emerged weeds. A split application may be applied up to a maxi mum total dose of 150 ml/ha where weed germination takes place over an extended period.

SOLSTICE is most effective when applied to small, actively growing weeds. Larger weeds may be less susceptible. For optimum performance it is important to check the size of weeds before application.

Weed:Cleavers 

Rate of Use:

150 ml/ha-Up to 500 mm

100 ml/ha -200 mm

 

Weed:Common chickweed  

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha -Flowering

50 ml/ha-6 true leaves

 

Weed:Hedge mustard 

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha -100 mm

 

Weed:Scented mayweed 

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha -Flower buds visible

50 ml/ha-Rosette stage

 

Weed:Scentless mayweed 

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha -Flower buds visible

50 ml/ha- Rosette stage

 

Weed:Shepherd’s purse  

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha - 100 mm

 

Weed:Volunteer oilseed rape 

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha -Before flower buds visible

50 ml/ha- 4 true leaves

 

Weed:Wild radish (Runch) 

Rate of Use:

100 ml/ha -100 mm

 

SOLSTICE should be applied in the autumn once the crop has reached 3 leaves (GS 13) up to and including flag leaf ligule just visible stage (GS 39 inclusive).

One application of up to 75 ml/ha will control all susceptible emerged weeds.

SOLSTICE is most effective when applied to small, actively growing weeds. Larger weeds may be less susceptible. For optimum performance it is important to check the size of weeds before application.

Weed:Cleavers 

Rate of Use:

75 ml/ha-25 mm

50 ml/ha-25 mm

 

Weed:Common chickweed 

Rate of Use:

75 ml/ha-50 mm 

50 ml/ha-30 mm

 

Weed:Scented mayweed 

Rate of Use:

75 ml/ha-50 mm 

50 ml/ha-30 mm

 

Weed:Scentless mayweed

Rate of Use:

75 ml/ha-30 mm

50 ml/ha-30 mm

 

Weed:Volunteer oilseed rape 

Rate of Use:

75 ml/ha-80 mm

50 ml/ha-60 mm

 

Tank cleaning procedure:

To avoid subsequent injury to crops other than cereals all spraying equipment must be thoroughly cleaned both inside and outside All Clear Extra spray cleaner as follows:

1. Immediately after spraying drain the tank completely. Any contamination on the outside of the spraying equipment should be removed by washing with clean water.

2. Rinse inside the tank with clean water and flush through booms and hoses using at least one tenth of the spray tank volume. Drain tank completely.

3. Half fill the tank with clean water and add the ammonium based cleaner at the recommended rate. Agitate and then briefly flush through the booms and hoses with the cleaning solution. Top up with water making sure the tank is completely full and allow to stand for 15 minutes with agitation. Flush the booms and hoses and drain tank completely.

4. Nozzles and filters should be removed and cleaned separately with the ammonium based cleaning solution containing 50 ml of the ammonium based cleaner per 10 litres of water.

5. Rinse the tank with clean water and flush through the booms and hoses using at least one tenth of the spray tank volume. Drain tank completely.

6. For disposal of washings follow the Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products. Do not spray on to sensitive crops or land intended for cropping with sensitive crops.

Note: If it is not possible to drain the tank completely, step 3 must be repeated before going on to step 4.