VERDICT 520 HERBICIDE

Valsts: Austrālija

Valoda: angļu

Klimata pārmaiņas: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

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Lietošanas instrukcija Lietošanas instrukcija (PIL)
20-06-2017
Produkta apraksts Produkta apraksts (SPC)
20-06-2017
Drošības datu lapa Drošības datu lapa (SDS)
26-08-2014

Aktīvā sastāvdaļa:

HALOXYFOP PRESENT AS THE HALOXYFOP-R METHYL ESTER

Pieejams no:

CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

SNN (starptautisko nepatentēto nosaukumu):

haloxyfop-P as methyl(520g/L)

Zāļu forma:

EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE

Kompozīcija:

HALOXYFOP PRESENT AS THE HALOXYFOP-R METHYL ESTER PHENOXY ACIDS-PROPIONICS Active 520.0 g/L

Vienības iepakojumā:

250 mL - 20 L

Klase:

A - Agricultural

Ārstniecības grupa:

CANOLA | CHICKPEA | CLOVER PASTURE | CLOVER SEED CROP | COTTON | COWPEA | FABA BEAN | FIELD PEA | LENTIL | LINOLA | LINSEED CROP

Ārstniecības joma:

HERBICIDE

Ārstēšanas norādes:

ANNUAL RYEGRASS | BARLEY GRASS | BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS | BROME GRASS | BUFFEL GRASS | COMMON STORKSBILL | COUCH | COUCH GRASS | COUCH GRASS - SUPPRESSION | CROWSFOOT GRASS | CROWSFOOT GRASS - SUPPRESSION | ENGLISH COUCH OR ROPE TWITCH | ERODIUM, CROWFOOT OR STORKSBILL | GREEN PANIC | JOHNSON GRASS | JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME | JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING | KIKUYU GRASS | LESSER CANARY GRASS | LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING | LIVERSEED OR UROCHLOA GRASS | LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW | MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS | MOSSMAN RIVER OR BURR GRASS | MUSKY CROWFOOT | NATIVE MILLET | PARADOXA GRASS | PASPALUM | PASPALUM SPP. | PHALARIS | PIGEON GRASS | PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS | RAT'S TAIL GRASSES | RHODES GRASS | RHODES GRASS - SUPPRESSION | SUMMER GRASS | VOLUNTEER BARLEY | VOLUNTEER CEREAL | VOLUNTEER WHEAT | WILD OAT | ABYSSINIAN RHODES GRASS | AGROPYRON REPENS | ANNUAL CANARY GRASS | ANNUAL PHALARIS | ANNUAL STORKSBILL | AUSTRALIAN MILLET | AUSTRALIAN PHALARIS | BARNYARD GRASS | BLOWAWAY GRASS | BROMUS

Produktu pārskats:

Poison schedule: 6; Withholding period: WITHHOLDING PERIODS HARVEST: Canola, C hickpeas, Cotton, Cowpea, Faba beans, Fi eld peas, Lentils, Linola, Linseed, Lup ins, Mung beans, Navy beans, Orchard cro ps, Peanuts, Plantation crops, Soybeans, Sunflowers, Vetch or Vine crops: NOT R EQUIRED WHEN USED AS DIRECTED Lucerne, Medic and Clover seed crops: DO NOT HARV EST FOR 7 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION GRA ZING: Canola, Chickpeas, Cotton, Cowpea , Faba beans, Field peas, Lentils, Linol a, Linseed, Lupins, Mung beans, Navy be ans, Peanuts, Soybeans, Sunflowers and V etch: DO NOT GRAZE CROPS OR CUT FOR STO CK FEED FOR 28 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION L ucerne (as per Table 1, 2a and 3): DO NO T GRAZE CROPS OR CUT FOR STOCK FEED FOR 21 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION Lucerne (as per Table 2b): DO NOT GRAZE CROPS OR CUT FOR STOCK FEED Medic and Clover pastur e (as per Table 1 and 2a): DO NOT GRAZE CROPS OR CUT FOR STOCK FEED FOR 7 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION Medic and Clover past ure (as per Table 2b): DO NOT GRAZE CROP S OR CUT FOR STOCK FEED COTTON GIN TRA SH MUST NOT BE FED TO ANIMALS. CROP R OTATION RECOMMENDATIONS DO NOT PLANT CE REAL CROPS OR GRASS PASTURE INTO THE TRE ATED AREA FOR A PERIOD OF 12 WEEKS AFTE R APPLICATION. Verdict® 520 Herbicide d amages cereals and grasses. Plant a test area of the desired cereal or grass 2- 4 weeks prior to the desired planting ti me, to determine whether Verdict 520 re sidues remain in the soil. Allow at leas t 12 weeks between application of Verdic t 520 and replanting of cereal or grass pastures. Ensure that more than 50 mm o f rain or irrigation has fallen between application and planting. Verdict 520 b reaks down due to microbial activity wh ich is highest in warm, moist soil.; Host/pest details: CANOLA: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PHALARIS, VOLUNTEER BARLEY, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, VOLUNTEER WHEAT, WILD OAT]; CHICKPEA: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PHALARIS, VOLUNTEER BARLEY, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, VOLUNTEER WHEAT, WILD OAT]; CLOVER PASTURE: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, COMMON STORKSBILL, LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW, MUSKY CROWFOOT, PARADOXA GRASS, PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; CLOVER SEED CROP: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, COMMON STORKSBILL, COUCH GRASS, COUCH GRASS - SUPPRESSION, LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW, MUSKY CROWFOOT, PARADOXA GRASS, PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS, RHODES GRASS, RHODES GRASS - SUPPRESSION, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; COTTON: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; COWPEA: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; FABA BEAN: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PHALARIS, VOLUNTEER BARLEY, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, VOLUNTEER WHEAT, WILD OAT]; FIELD PEA: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PHALARIS, VOLUNTEER BARLEY, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, VOLUNTEER WHEAT, WILD OAT]; LENTIL: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PHALARIS, VOLUNTEER BARLEY, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, VOLUNTEER WHEAT, WILD OAT]; LINOLA: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; LINSEED CROP: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; LUCERNE: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; LUCERNE PASTURE - REFER TO LABEL: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, COMMON STORKSBILL, LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW, MUSKY CROWFOOT, PARADOXA GRASS, PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; LUCERNE SEED CROP: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, COMMON STORKSBILL, COUCH GRASS, COUCH GRASS - SUPPRESSION, LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW, MUSKY CROWFOOT, PARADOXA GRASS, PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS, RHODES GRASS, RHODES GRASS - SUPPRESSION, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; LUPIN: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PHALARIS, VOLUNTEER BARLEY, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, VOLUNTEER WHEAT, WILD OAT]; MEDIC PASTURE: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, COMMON STORKSBILL, LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW, MUSKY CROWFOOT, PARADOXA GRASS, PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; MEDIC SEED CROP: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, COMMON STORKSBILL, COUCH GRASS, COUCH GRASS - SUPPRESSION, LONG STORKSBILL, CORKSCREW, MUSKY CROWFOOT, PARADOXA GRASS, PRAIRIE OR ANNUAL PRAIRIE GRASS, RHODES GRASS, RHODES GRASS - SUPPRESSION, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; MUNG BEAN: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; NAVY BEAN: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; ORCHARD - GENERAL: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, BROME GRASS, BUFFEL GRASS, COUCH, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS, KIKUYU GRASS, LESSER CANARY GRASS, LIVERSEED OR UROCHLOA GRASS, MOSSMAN RIVER OR BURR GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PASPALUM SPP., PIGEON GRASS, RAT'S TAIL GRASSES, RHODES GRASS, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; PEANUT: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; PINUS PLANTATION - PINUS PINEASTER: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, BROME GRASS, BUFFEL GRASS, COUCH, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS, KIKUYU GRASS, LESSER CANARY GRASS, LIVERSEED OR UROCHLOA GRASS, MOSSMAN RIVER OR BURR GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PASPALUM, PIGEON GRASS, RAT'S TAIL GRASSES, RHODES GRASS, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; PINUS PLANTATION - PINUS RADIATA: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, BROME GRASS, BUFFEL GRASS, COUCH, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS, KIKUYU GRASS, LESSER CANARY GRASS, LIVERSEED OR UROCHLOA GRASS, MOSSMAN RIVER OR BURR GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PASPALUM, PIGEON GRASS, RAT'S TAIL GRASSES, RHODES GRASS, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; PLANTATION CROP: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, BROME GRASS, BUFFEL GRASS, COUCH, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS, KIKUYU GRASS, LESSER CANARY GRASS, LIVERSEED OR UROCHLOA GRASS, MOSSMAN RIVER OR BURR GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, PASPALUM, PIGEON GRASS, RAT'S TAIL GRASSES, RHODES GRASS, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; PYRETHRUM: [BARLEY GRASS, BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, BROME GRASS, ENGLISH COUCH OR ROPE TWITCH, ERODIUM, CROWFOOT OR STORKSBILL, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; SOYBEAN: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER OR BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; SUMMER FALLOW: [AWNLESS BARNYARD GRASS, BARNYARD GRASS, BUTTON GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS, FEATHERTOP RHODES GRASS, LIVERSEED OR UROCHLOA GRASS, RHODES GRASS, STINK GRASS, SUMMER GRASS, SWEET SUMMER GRASS, WINDMILL GRASS]; SUNFLOWER: [BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, CROWSFOOT GRASS - SUPPRESSION, GREEN PANIC, JOHNSON GRASS - RHIZOME, JOHNSON GRASS - SEEDLING, LIVERSEED GRASS - SEEDLING, MOSSMAN RIVER GRASS / SPINY BURR GRASS, NATIVE MILLET, SUMMER GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL]; VETCH: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BROME GRASS, PARADOXA GRASS, VOLUNTEER CEREAL, WILD OAT]; VINE: [ANNUAL RYEGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, BARNYARD OR WATER GRASS, BROME GRASS, BUF

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Registered

Autorizācija datums:

2023-07-01

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POISON
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
READ SAFETY DIRECTIONS BEFORE OPENING OR USING
VERDICT 520
HERBICIDE
ACTIVE CONSTITUENT:
520 G/L HALOXYFOP PRESENT AS THE HALOXYFOP-R METHYL
ESTER
GROUP
HERBICIDE
A
FOR THE POST-EMERGENT CONTROL OF A WIDE RANGE OF ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
GRASS WEEDS IN GRAIN LEGUME AND OILSEED CROPS, LUCERNE, MEDIC AND
CLOVER PASTURE AND SEED CROPS, FORESTRY, BANANAS, CITRUS, GRAPES,
PINEAPPLES, POME AND STONE FRUIT, PYRETHRUM, TROPICAL FRUIT AND NUT
CROPS AS SPECIFIED IN THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE.
IMPORTANT: READ THE ATTACHED BOOKLET BEFORE USE.
DOW AGROSCIENCES AUSTRALIA LIMITED A.B.N. 24 003 771 659
20 RODBOROUGH ROAD
FRENCHS FOREST NSW 2086
WWW.DOWAGROSCIENCES.COM.AU
CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL FREE 1-800 700 096
CONTENTS: 250 mL, 1 L, 5 L, 10 L, 20 L
*Trademark of Dow AgroSciences
APVMA Approval No.: 50643/0714 RLP APPROVED
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STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
Store in the closed original container in a cool, well-ventilated
area. Do not store for
prolonged periods in direct sunlight.
DO NOT store near feedstuffs, fertilisers or seeds.
Triple rinse or preferably pressure rinse containers before disposal.
Add rinsings to spray
tank. Do not dispose of undiluted chemicals on site. If recycling,
replace cap and return
clean containers to recycler or designated collection point.
If not recycling, break, crush, or puncture and bury empty containers
in a local authority
landfill. If no landfill is available, bury the containers below 500
mm in a disposal pit
specifically marked and set up for this purpose, clear of waterways,
desirable vegetation
and tree roots. Empty containers and product should not be burnt.
SMALL SPILL MANAGEMENT
Wear protective equipment (see SAFETY DIRECTIONS). Apply absorbent
material such
as earth, sand, cat litter or clay granules to the spill. When
absorption is complete, sweep
up material and contain in a refuse vessel for disposal (see STORAGE
AND DISPOSAL
section). If necessary wash the spill area with an al
                                
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                                PRODUCT NAME: Verdict™ 520 Herbicide
ISSUE DATE: 21.10.2013
® ™ Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an
affiliated company of Dow
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Dow AgroSciences (Australia) Ltd.
encourages and expects you to read and understand the entire
(M)SDS, as there is important information throughout the document. We
expect you to follow the
precautions identified in this document unless your use conditions
would necessitate other appropriate
methods or actions.
1.
PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME
Verdict™ 520 Herbicide
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
Dow AgroSciences (Australia) Ltd.
A Subsidiary of
The Dow Chemical Company
ABN 24 003 771 659
Level 5
20 Rodborough Rd
Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086
Australia
Customer Information Number:
1800-700-096
auscustomerservice@dow.com
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER
24-HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT:
61 3 9663 2130
LOCAL EMERGENCY CONTACT:
1800 033 882
For advice, contact a doctor (at once) or the Australian Poisons
Information Centre:
131 126
Transport Emergency Only Dial 000
2.
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CLASSIFICATION: Classified as hazardous to health
according to the
criteria of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission,
Australia
R22 Harmful if swallowed.
R50/53 Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse
effects in the aquatic
environment.
COMPONENT
AMOUNT
CLASSIFICATION:
CAS #
methyl (R
)-2-(4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoro
methyl-2-pyridyloxy)phen
oxy) propionate
46.9 %
Xn: R22; N: R50/53
72619-32-0
(M)ATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
DOW AGROSCIENCES (AUSTRALIA) LTD.
3.
COMPOSITION INFORMATION
PRODUCT NAME: Verdict™ 520 Herbicide
ISSUE DATE: 21.10.2013
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Diethylene glycol
monoethyl ether
> 40.0 - < 50.0
%
Not classified.
111-90-0
Haloxyfop
< 1.0
%
Xn: R22; N: R50, R53
69806-34-4
See Section 16 for full text of R-phrases.
4.
FIRST AID PROCEDURES
CONSULT THE POISONS INFORMATION CENTRE (AUSTRALIA 131126) OR A DOCTOR
IN EVERY CASE OF
SUSPECTED CHEMICAL POISONING. NEVER GIVE FLUIDS OR INDUCE VOMITING IF
A PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOU
                                
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Verdict
®
520 Herbicide label
4
th
January 2021
POISON
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
READ SAFETY DIRECTIONS BEFORE OPENING OR USING
ACTIVE CONSTITUENT: 520 g/L HALOXYFOP present as the haloxyfop-R
methyl ester
GROUP
A
HERBICIDE
FOR THE POST-EMERGENT CONTROL OF A WIDE RANGE OF ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
GRASS WEEDS
IN GRAIN LEGUME AND OILSEED CROPS, LUCERNE, MEDIC AND CLOVER PASTURE
AND SEED
CROPS,
FORESTRY,
BANANAS,
CITRUS,
GRAPES,
PINEAPPLES,
POME
AND
STONE
FRUIT,
PYRETHRUM, TROPICAL FRUIT AND NUT CROPS AS SPECIFIED IN THE DIRECTIONS
FOR USE.
IMPORTANT: READ THE ATTACHED BOOKLET BEFORE USE.
PACK SIZES:
250ml, 1 L, 5 L, 10L, 20 L, 200 L
FIRST AID
If poisoning occurs, contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre.
Phone: _Australia_ 13 11 26. _New Zealand_ 0800 764 766.
If in eyes, hold eyes open, flood with water for at least 15
minutes and see a doctor.
SAFETY DIRECTIONS
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Harmful if swallowed.
•
Will irritate the eyes and skin.
•
Avoid contact with the eyes and skin.
•
Wash hands after use.
•
When preparing spray wear cotton overalls buttoned to the
neck and wrist and a washable hat, elbow-length PVC gloves and face
shield or
goggles.
•
After each day's use, wash gloves, face shield or goggles and
contaminated clothing.
SAFETY DATA SHEET
Additional information is listed on the Safety Data Sheet for VERDICT
®
520 HERBICIDE
which is available from Corteva Agriscience on request. Call Customer
Service Toll Free
on 1-800 700 096 or visit www.corteva.com.au
®,
TM
Trademarks of Corteva Agriscience and its affiliated companies.
VISIT US AT CORTEVA.COM.AU
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Verdict
®
520 Herbicide label
4
th
January 2021
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
RESTRAINTS:
DO NOT apply to weeds which may be stressed (not actively growing) due
to prolonged periods of
extreme cold, moisture stress (waterlogged or drought affected), poor
nutrition or previous herbicide
treatment as reduced levels of control may result.
DO NOT spray if rain is likely to occur within one hour.
TABLE 1A. WINTER CROPS – CANOLA, CHICKPEAS, FABA 
                                
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