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A suspension concentrate formulation containing 250 g/l (21.7% w/w) chlorotoluron, 40 g/l (3.5% w/w) diflufenican and 300 g/l (26.1% w/w) pendimethalin.
Contains pendimethalin and 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one.
May produce an allergic reaction.

RESTRICTIONS OR WARNINGS
Do not use if it is frosty.
Apply to crops that are healthy and not suffering stress from effects such as frost damage, if it is very dry or waterlogged, or a lack of nutrients.
Avoid overlapping spray swaths as this may lead to crop damage and reduced yields in unfavourable conditions.
DO NOT apply to soils with greater than 10% organic matter.
Prepare a firm fine seedbed for best results, with clods no more than fist size. The crop should be sown to the normal depth of 25 mm. It is important to ensure that the seed is well covered. Good weed control depends on burying and dispersing of any trash or burnt straw before or during seedbed preparation.
For best results apply to a moist seedbed. Do not apply to dry, cracked or waterlogged soils.
Do not use on sands (Soil Texture 85 System) or very stony or gravelly soils due to risk of crop damage.
Do not allow spray drift onto neighbouring crops.
Effectiveness using three star drift reduction technology may be reduced.

RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT
Strains of some annual grasses, e.g. blackgrass, wild oats, and Italian ryegrass, have developed resistance to herbicides which may lead to poor control. A strategy for preventing and managing such resistance should be adopted. Guidelines have been produced by the Weed Resistance Action Group and copies are available from the HGCA, CPA, your distributor, crop adviser or product manufacturer.

CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Timing
Apply TOWER pre- or post-emergence up to before BBCH GS 30 (before leaf sheath erect stage) to winter wheat, winter barley, winter rye and
winter triticale.
Apply TOWER pre-emergence to spring wheat and spring barley.

RATE OF USE
Apply TOWER at 2.0 L/ha in 150-300 L water/ha.

FOLLOWING CROPS
Following normal harvest, there are no restrictions. In the event of crop failure, plough before drilling the following crop in the spring. Only winter wheat can be re-drilled in the same autumn following crop failure.
Where diflufenican containing products are applied to successive cereal crops, levels of diflufenican will build up in the soil. Even with ploughing to 150mm and thorough mixing of the soil, there may still be a risk of damage to following crops of onions, leeks, other allium crops and clover. As a precaution, users who rent out their land to growers of these crops should not use diflufenican containing products in successive years before renting out that land.

MIXING AND SPRAYING
Ensure the sprayer is clean and in good working order. Calibrate according to the sprayer manufacturers recommendations.
Half-fill the spray tank with clean water and begin agitation. Add the required quantity of TOWER to the tank and complete filling. Continue agitation until spraying is complete.
Do not leave the sprayer standing with the spray mixture in it for a long period of time.
Wash out the sprayer thoroughly after use, using a wetting agent or a proprietary tank cleaner.
Apply as a MEDIUM spray as defined by BCPC. Use a water volume of 150-300 L/ha.