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A suspension emulsion formulation containing 100 g/litre fluroxypyr and 2.5 g/litre florasulam.

A post-emergence herbicide for use on all varieties of WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT, BARLEY AND OATS for the control of a range of BROAD LEAVED WEEDS.

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.

GENERAL  INFORMATION
STARANE®XL is mainly absorbed through the foliage of weeds. The ideal timing for application is when the weeds are small and actively growing.

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

WEED SUSCEPTIBILITY AND MAXIMUM SIZE CONTROLLED 

CROPS
STARANE XL can be used on all varieties of winter and spring wheat, barley and oats.

SOIL
STARANE XL may be used on all soil types.

TIMING
Winter wheat, winter barley
STARANE XL should be applied from 3 leaves (Zadoks 13) up to before flag leaf sheath opening stage (Zadoks 45).
Spring wheat, spring barley
STARANE XL should be applied from 3 leaves (Zadoks 13) up to and including before flag leaf sheath extending stage (Zadoks 39).
Winter oats, spring oats
STARANE XL should be applied from 3 leaves (Zadoks 13) up to and including before second node detectable stage (Zadoks 31).

RATES OF USE
One application of up to 1.8 litres/ha in winter crops or 1.5 litres/ha in spring crops will control all susceptible emerged weeds. A split application may be applied up to a maximum total dose of 1.8 litres/ha (winter crops) or 1.5 litres/ha (spring crops) where weed germination takes place over an extended period.

APPLICATION
STARANE XL may be applied through tractor-mounted hydraulic sprayers providing they are in good working order and have been calibrated according to the manufacturers' recommendations.
Do not apply through CDA applicators.

WATER VOLUME
Apply STARANE XL in 150 to 250 litres of water per hectare. The lower volume must only be used in open crops on small weeds.

FOLLOWING  CROPS
Crops that can be sown in the year of treatment with STARANE XL:
Cereals, oilseed rape*, field beans, vegetable brassicas as transplants, grass.
*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.
Crops that can be sown the calendar year following treatment with STARANE XL:
Cereals, oilseed rape, field beans, carrots, vegetable brassicas as transplants, grass, linseed, peas, sugar beet, potatoes, maize, clover (for use in grass/clover mixtures).

JOINT  APPLICATION
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 STARANE XL. However a further application of STARANE XL or another product containing florasulam may also be made providing the maximum total dose of florasulam is not exceeded.

CROP FAILURE
In the event of a crop failure in the spring with STARANE XL, only the following crops may be planted: spring wheat, spring barley, spring oats, maize or ryegrass.

MIXING
Half fill the spray tank with water and add the required amount of STARANE XL. Fill up the spray tank, agitating continuously to ensure thorough mixing, and maintain agitation until spraying is complete. Use only clean water for mixing.

SPRAY QUALITY
Apply STARANE XL as a MEDIUM spray as defined by the BCPC system.

TANK MIXTURES
Where tank mixes are 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 (flowables), emulsifiable concentrates, solution concentrates. Each product should be added to the half-full sprayer and be fully dispersed before the addition of the next product.