MAPP No.: PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY PROTECT FROM FROST IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USE ONLY AS AN AGRICULTURAL/HORTICULTURAL HERBICIDE

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1 ALEKTO PLUS TF Version and date: Version 2 Autumn 2015 Changes since last version: Changes to maximum use rates for cereals and stubbles of all crops. FORMULATION AND ACTIVE INGREDIENT: A non-selective herbicide for the control of grasses and broad-leaved weeds in stubbles, orchards, sugar beet (before crop emergence), grassland destruction and for the pre-harvest management of cereals and oilseed rape. A soluble concentrate (SL) formulation containing 450 g/l glyphosate acid equivalent. PACK SIZE: 1 20 L MAPP No.: Crop PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY PROTECT FROM FROST IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USE ONLY AS AN AGRICULTURAL/HORTICULTURAL HERBICIDE Winter and spring wheat, barley, oats, durum wheat, triticale Maximum individual dose (L product/ha) READ THE LABEL BEFORE USE. USING THIS PRODUCT IN A MANNER THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE LABEL MAY BE AN OFFENCE. FOLLOW THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USING PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS. Alekto (R) Plus TF is a registered trademark of Helm AG Maximum total dose (L product/ha) Latest time of application 7 days before harvest Oilseed rape 14 days before harvest All edible crops (stubbles), all nonedible crops (stubbles) H See Subsequent cropping section Sugar beet Pre-emergence Grassland 5 days before harvest, grazing or drilling Apple and pear orchards After harvest (post leaf fall) but before green cluster Other specific restrictions Do not apply by hand-held equipment When applying to listed cereal crops and to protect non target insects/arthropods respect an unsprayed buffer zone of 5m to non-crop land.

2 H412 P273 P501 A soluble concentrate (SL) formulation containing 450 g/l glyphosate acid equivalent. Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects Avoid release to the environment Dispose of contents/container to a licensed hazardouswaste contractor or collection site except for clean containers which can be disposed of as non-hazardous waste EUH210 EUH401 Safety data sheet available on request To avoid risks to human health and the environment, comply with the instructions for use The (COSHH) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations may apply to the use of this product at work. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Operator Protection Engineering control of operator exposure must be used where reasonably practicable in addition to the following personal protective equipment: Operators must wear suitable protective gloves when handling the concentrate and contaminated surfaces. However, engineering controls may replace personal protective equipment if a COSHH assessment shows they provide an equal or higher standard of protection. WASH CONCENTRATE from skin or eyes immediately WHEN USING DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE. WASH HANDS AND EXPOSED SKIN before eating and drinking and after work. Environmental Protection Extreme care must be taken to avoid spray drift onto non-crop plants outside of the target area. When applying to listed cereal crops and to non-target insects/arthropods respect an unsprayed buffer zone of 5m to non-crop land. Do not contaminate water with the product or its container. Do not clean application equipment near surface water. Avoid contamination via drains from farmyards and roads. Storage and Disposal KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD, DRINK AND ANIMAL FEEDINGSTUFFS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, tightly closed, in a safe place. This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way. WASH OUT CONTAINER THOROUGHLY, empty washings into spray tank, and dispose of safely. This product is approved under the Plant Protection Products Regulations (as amended). 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. Restrictions

3 Due to high levels of activity of the herbicide, take extreme care to avoid damage by drift onto plants outside the target area, or onto ponds, waterways or ditches. Thorough cleansing of equipment is also very important. Do not apply in drinking water protected areas. Do not contaminate water with the product or its packaging. Do not apply before weed emergence, onto wet plants or before expected rainfall (rainfall within 12 hours spraying can decrease the efficacy). Do not use on crops grown for seed. Lime, fertilisers or other pesticides should not be applied for at least 5 days before or after the application of. For the pre-crop emergence uses, ensure that spraying precedes ANY crop emergence. Effects on processing have not been established. Consult grain merchant or processor before use. Weed control is a systemic herbicide applied on leaves. It is taken up by green parts of the plant (leaves, green shoots and non-ligneous bark) and translocated to the underground parts (roots, runners etc.) inhibiting the growth and development within 24 hours followed by plant death. First symptoms of the product reaction (yellowing and wilting) are visible 7 to 10 days after product application. Complete plant death takes place after approximately 3 weeks. Under conditions of drought, flooding, frost or high temperatures, disease or insect damage or weeds heavily covered with dust, where plant growth is restricted the efficacy of this product will be reduced. Apply when there is full emergence of grasses and broad-leaved weeds and they have ACTIVELY GROWING green leaves. PERENNIAL GRASSES must have full emergence of healthy, green leaf (Common Couch, for example, becomes susceptible at the onset of tillering and new rhizome growth, which usually occurs when plants have 4-5 leaves, each with cm of new growth). PERENNIAL BROAD-LEAVED WEEDS are most susceptible around the flowering stage. ANNUAL GRASSES AND BROAD-LEAVED WEEDS should have at least 5 cm of leaf, or 2 expanded true leaves, respectively. In set-aside, annual grasses are best treated at full ear emergence, or before stem elongation. Application during stem extension phase of annual grasses e.g. Black-grass and Brome species on set-aside between the end of April and end of May,, may result in poor control and require re-treatment. Weed resistance This product contains glyphosate which is an EPSP synthase, also classified by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee as Group G (glycines). When herbicides with the same mode of action are used repeatedly over several years in the same field, selection of resistant biotypes can take place. These can propagate and may become dominating. A weed species is considered resistant to a herbicide if it survives a correctly-applied treatment at the recommended dose. Development of resistance within a weed species can be avoided or delayed by sequencing or tank-mixing with suitable products having a different mode of action. Some strains of grasses, e.g. black-grass, wild-oats and Italian rye-grass have developed resistance to herbicides which may lead to poor control. A strategy for preventing and managing such resistance should be adopted. This should include integrating herbicides with a programme of cultural control measures. Guidelines have been produced by the Weed Resistance Action Group and copies are available from the HGCA or the Crop Protection Association. Susceptible Weeds The susceptibility ratings of weeds in the following tables refer to good spray cover and good growing conditions. Cereals (winter wheat, winter barley, winter oats, spring wheat, spring barley, spring oats, durum wheat, triticale) Time of application: BBCH 89 Pre-harvest in cereals for harvest 1.2 Apply when the moisture content of management to gain harvesting benefits resulting from the reduction of green material in the crop* the crop grains is less than 30%, and at least 7 days and up to 14 days before harvest.

4 Annual grasses, broad-leaved weeds, such as fat hen, cranesbill spp, mayweed spp, scentless mayweed, common chickweed, red dead-nettle Cereal stems and leaves (< 25 shoots/ m 2 ) (26-75 shoots/m 2 ) (> 7 5 shoots/m 2 in direct drilled crops) Perennial broad-leaved weeds, and other perennial grasses Use high clearance tractors with narrow wheels and crop dividers. DO NOT TREAT CROPS WHICH ARE GROWN FOR SEED. Treated straw should not be used for horticultural mulch but may be used for all other applications. Following harvest, incorporate or remove straw as required. Treated area may be used for further cultivation after straw clearance. * Some weeds such as annual nettle, volunteer potato, polygonums, rosebay willow-herb may not be controlled when using low harvest management rates. Oilseed rape: Time of application: BBCH 89 Crop desiccation prior to combine harvesting Good to variable control annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds such as fat hen, cleavers, cranesbill, mayweeds, common chickweed at < 75 shoots/ m 2 Difficult to control: perennial broad-leaved weeds, perennial grasses including common couch grass (> 75 shoots/m 2 ) 2.4 Apply when seeds contain less than 30% moisture. 2.4 Apply to standing crop days before harvest. Pome orchards (apple, pears): Weed control (15-20 cm height): pome orchards Latest time of application: After harvest (post leaf fall) but before green cluster. Easy to control: annual grasses such as wild oats, rough meadow-grass, annual meadow-grass. annual broad-leaved weeds such as hairy bittercress, black bindweed, fat hen, knotgrass, common groundsel, common field speedwell, red dead-nettle, henbit dead-nettle, ivy-leaved speedwell, common chickweed, shepherd s purse Allow 7 days after spraying before planting top fruit crops. Trees must have been established 2+ years. Avoid contact with tree 30+ cm above ground. Apply in L/ha water

5 Difficult to control: weeds listed above plus: perennial grasses such as perennial ryegrass, common couch grass moderate control of perennial broad-leaved weeds such as field bindweed, creeping buttercup, dandelion, daisy Grassland weed species: Weed control: grassland weed species Time of application: At least 5-7 days before tillage 4.0 Short rotation rye grass with annual weeds e.g. annual meadow-grass, creeping bent grass, Yorkshire fog, Italian ryegrass, perennial ryegrass Perennial grasses in leys of 2-4 years e.g. red fescue, broadleaved dock, common couch, cock s foot, plantains, creeping buttercup Perennial broad-leaved weeds in long leys of 4-7 years e.g. common nettle, sheep s sorrel, creeping buttercup, soft rush, spear thistle, daisy Permanent pasture e.g. white clover, rushes, creeping thistle, yarrow, perennial sow-thistle 2.0 Do not apply lime, chemical or natural fertilisers or other pesticides before treatment, or onto treated areas within 5 days of Alekto Plus TF application. Treat following re-growth or after grazing or mowing. Clear treated grass crop before planting or drilling the next crop. Grass and clover may be direct 4.0 drilled after treatment on 1-2 year leys without mat, 5 days after spraying following removal of all surface vegetation. Long leys with some mat should be sprayed in the 4.8 autumn and not direct drilled until the following spring Apply in L/ha water Stubbles of all crops: Weed control: Stubbles of all crops Time of application: See Subsequent cropping section Easy to control: volunteer cereals and other annual grasses such as annual meadow-grass. annual broad leaved weeds such as dove s-foot crane s-bill, red dead-nettle, common chickweed, common field speedwell (< 75 shoots/m 2 ) (> 75 shoots/m 2 ), other perennial grasses and volunteer potatoes. Perennial broad-leaved weeds 1.2 For best results allow sufficient weed growth before spraying. In spring a period of at least 21 days of weed growth should be allowed prior to treatment. NEVER CULTIVATE BEFORE SPRAYING For interval between treatment and 2.4 cultivation see Subsequent cropping section

6 Pre-emergence of crop: Weed control: Sugar beet preemergence Time of application: before emergence of the crop Annual broadleaved weeds, volunteer cereals and other annual grasses such as annual meadow-grass. Annual broad leaved weeds such as dove s-foot crane s-bill, red dead-nettle, fat hen, redshank, cleavers, common chickweed, common field speedwell 1.2 CAUTION - Ensure that spraying precedes ANY crop emergence. Soil and weather can be used on all soil types. Weed control may be reduced when leaves of weeds are wet from previous rain. Water volume and application Apply the recommended rate of in 100 to 400 L/ha water using suitable ground equipment to give good spray cover of the weeds. Use a conventional field crop sprayer at a pressure of 2-3 bars and apply as a MEDIUM spray (as defined by BCPC). Mixing Half fill the spray tank with clean water and start the re-circulation system. Pour the required quantity of product into the spray tank. Top up the spray tank with water to the required level. Continue agitation until the tank is sprayed out. Spray immediately after mixing. DO NOT STORE, MIX OR APPLY THIS PRODUCT FROM AN UNLINED OR GALVANISED STEEL TANK. Do not leave mixtures in spray tanks over long periods. Ensure that spray tanks are always thoroughly ventilated. Compatibility Do not tank mix with any other products except as advised by Belchim Crop Protection. Crops can be used on field crops post-harvest, in cereals at crop stage BBCH 89, in pome fruit, in oilseed rape at crop stage and in grassland before sowing for removal of weeds. Subsequent cropping All crops can be cultivated on fields where was applied. Cultivation and drilling can take place 6 hours after application to control annual broad-leaved weeds, 24 hours after spraying annual grasses and 5 days after spraying perennial weeds. If direct drilling is practiced 6 hours after application, only small annual weeds should be present. Allow a minimum of 7 days if weather conditions are not favourable and before planting trees, ornamentals, vegetables etc. A slight growth retardation following germination may be seen if seeds are sown by direct drilling amongst decaying vegetation, roots, rhizomes or stolons. Spray tank clean-out It is important that the spray tank, boom, hoses, filters and nozzles are thoroughly washed out to remove all traces of immediately after spraying and before the sprayer is used again; 1. Drain sprayer completely, then wash out tank, boom and hoses with clean water. Drain again.

7 2. Fill the tank with clean water. Flush through boom and hoses then leave sprayer for 10 minutes with agitation on. Then drain completely. 3. Flush the tank, boom and hoses with clean water twice. Ensure any spray contamination on the outside of the sprayer is removed by washing in clean water. TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES: HOUR EMERGENCY NUMBER: Marketing company: Belchim Crop Protection Limited 1b Fenice Court, Phoenix Park, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 8EW Tel : Fax : Info-uk@belchim.com Weblink: Alekto (R) Plus TF is a registered trademark of Helm AG Authorisation holder: HELM AG Nordkanalstrasse 28 D Hamburg Germany