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Herbicides
Expected Results
Whitening begins in 7 - 14 days and plants die. Poor results may be expected if poor coverage, inadequate rate, plants
over-mature or under drought stress or if tilled too soon after application.
Restrictions
Rainfall
:
Heavy rain within 6 - 8 hours reduces effectiveness.
Grazing Restrictions
:
Do not graze treated crops or weeds; sufficient data is not available to support such use.
Re-cropping Restrictions
:
Crops, other than those listed in a pre-seed application may be seeded 8 months after
treatment with Amitrol 240.
Environmental Precautions
Do not contaminate any body of water. Use caution to prevent spray, spray mist, or vapours from drifting off target.
Spray drift may cause damage to crops or vegetation.
Toxicity
Moderate acute mammalian toxicity. Acute oral LD
50
(
rats) = technical amitrole >4,000 mg/kg, technical ammonium
thiocyanate - carrier 764 mg/kg. May be irritating to skin and eyes. Non-toxic to fish and birds.
Caution:
Possible human goitrogen. Do not apply on foraging bees.
Storage
Do not store near food or feeds. Store away from area where temperature could reach greater than 50°C.
Do not store below 4°C. No shelf life limitation. Do not freeze, however; if frozen, contents will crystallize - to
re-suspend, warm to 27°C and agitate as necessary.
Ares
Group 2
Formulation
Product
Company
Active Ingredient
Formulation Container size
Ares (PCP# 30188)
BASF Canada
33%
imazamox and 15% imazapyr;
48
g/L
Liquid
1
x 9.8L jug per 40 acre
case + Merge 8.1 L jug
One case does 40 acres.
Note: The Merge surfactant is included in the package.
Crops and Staging
Crop
Stage
CLEARFIELD canola
2 - 7
leaf stage
CLEARFIELD oilseed mustard (Brassica juncea)
2 - 7
leaf stage
Weeds and Staging
Grasses
: 1
to 6 main stem leaves, until tillers are visible stage unless other- wise indicated:
barnyard grass
green foxtail
Persian darnel
spring germinating Japanese brome grass
1
wild oat
yellow foxtail
volunteer cereals
wheat (excluding CLEARFIELD varieties)
1
Spring germinating Japanese brome grass 1-4 leaf stage
Amitrol 240 (cont’d)