Herbicides
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Application Tips
Good growing conditions promote weed growth and enhance the activity of Distinct. Weeds hardened off by cold
weather or drought stress may not be controlled. Insufficient water volumes or coarse sprays may also reduce control
levels.
How it Works
Absorbed through roots and leaves and translocated in phloem and xylem causing a disruption in cell metabolism.
Restrictions
Rainfall
:
Rainfall within 4 hours of application may reduce activity.
Grazing
:
Do not graze treated fields; sufficient data is not available to support such use.
Re-cropping Restrictions
:
Contact manufacturer for a list of approved crops the following season.
Toxicity
Slightly toxic after single ingestion. Relatively non toxic after short-term skin contact. Acute oral LD
50
(
rats)
1,600
mg/kg.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.
Dual II Magnum
Group 15
Formulation
Product
Company
Active ingredient
Formulations Container size
Dual II Magnum (PCP# 25729)
Syngenta
Metolachlor: 915 g/L
Solution
12
L jug
Crop and Staging
Pre-plant incorporated or irrigated within 10 days if applied pre-emergent
Field crops
corn (hybrid, field, sweet, silage)
dry common beans
lima beans
pinto beans
peas (grown for processing)
potatoes
soybean
sugar beet
sweet white lupins
Shelterbelts consisting of trees in their second year or older
black spruce
jack pine
Norway spruce
poplar
red pine
white pine
white spruce
Fruits and vegetables
fruit trees (bearing and non-bearing) newly planted strawberries cantaloupe, cucumber
Weeds, Rates and Staging
Pre-emergent, if irrigated within 10 days, or pre-plant incorporated
Apply at 0.7 L/acre.
American nightshade
barnyard grass
crabgrass (hairy and smooth)
eastern black nightshade
fall panicum
green foxtail
old witch grass
redroot pigweed (suppression)
yellow foxtail
yellow nutsedge (preplant
incorporation only)
Distinct (cont’d)