Identification & Functionality

Agrochemical Functions

Herbicide

Technologies

Agrochemicals

Product Families

Agrochemicals — Crop Protection & Pest Control

Herbicides

Active Ingredient

Sulfosulfuron (sulfonyl urea ) - 750glg

Features & Benefits

General Information

 

• A pre-plant spray of Roundup” or Roundup Turbo” or Roundup Max’" at the recommended rate to control emerged weeds and volunteer cereals is advisable prior to planting wheat.
• MONITOR 75 WG is a selective foliar applied herbicide that inhibits the formation of amino acids that are essential for cell division. Symptoms and subsequent weed death may develop gradually. Susceptible weeds will not compete with the crop once sprayed and before death.
• A surfactant such as Villa 51” must be added at the rate of 0,25 % to the spray water before adding the MONITOR 75 WG.
• The spray solution must be sprayed immediately after mixing.
• Do not allow the spray mixture to stand overnight.
• Cold, dry conditions may reduce efficacy or retard weed control.
• Do not spray plants suffering from frost damage or any other stress.
• Do not mix MONITOR 75 WG with fertilizer nor spray MONITOR 75 WG within 1 week before or after fertilizer application.
• Variable weed control and/or re-growth may occur when MONITOR 75 WG is sprayed under one or more of the following conditions:
• on light sandy soils;
• on stony soil surfaces,
• on soils with a low pH;
• on soils with high organic matter content;
• where follow up rain after application stay9 away;
• whefe there is a low wheat plant population;
• on combine straw and chaff residue lanes/rows of the previous season.
• onto dew covered leaves leading to run-off.

DOSAGE RATES

MONITOR 75 WC - / ha                                               Weed 9oecies controlled

40,0g OR ”20,0g followed 2 to   3 weeks later with 20,0g

”Avena ffitua - Common Wild oats Bromus diandrus - Ripgut brome Bromus pecfinatus - Japanese brome Hordeum murinum - Wild barley Cenia turdinala - Mayweed Pa/ygonum aviculare - Prostrate knotweed

30,0g - 40,0g (Use the higher dosage for severe weed infestation)

Phalaris minor - Canary grass Anaga///s arvensis - Pimpemel Medicago polymorpha - Burclover °“ Raphanus rapfianistrum - Wild Radish

* Variable or no control of certain biotypes by MONITOR 75 WG due to herbicide resistance

°“ Use a tank mix of MONITOR 75 WG and 50mt Derby" 1Y5 SC / ha or 0,5t MCPA /ha where ALS-resistant wild radish occurs.

”   Refer to the notes under "Weed Growth Stage".

DOSAGE RATES: TANK MIXES

MDNITOR 75 WG - / ha                  Additional Weed Species controlled

MONITOR 75 WG 4O,Og Brominal” Super or Buctril” DS 500mt

Arctotheca callendula - Cape marigold Emex ausfra/is - Spiny emex

 

Applications & Uses

Markets

Agriculture & Feed

Applications

Agriculture & Feed — Agricultural Crops

Cereals,

Fodder & Forage,

Sugar & Starch Crops

Agriculture & Feed — Pest Control

Agricultural Pest Control

Applicable Crop

Wheat

Application Technique

Aerial Application,

Ground Soil Applied,

Post-Emergence,

Sprayers

Herbicide Target Species

Broadleafs,

Grasses

Directions For Use

USE ONLY AS DIRECTED.

Application

Optimum weed control with MONITOR 75 WG is ensured by applying 150t - 300f water per hectare with a tractor mounted boom sprayer.

 

Ground Agglication

MONITOR 75 WG can be sprayed with a tractor mounted boom sprayer calibrated to spray 75t - 300t water / ha. Ensure that equipment is cleaned before and after spraying and is correctly calibrated to give the desired dosage rate. Apply at a constant speed and pressure to ensure even distribution. Prevent spray swath overlapping at application and over application.

_{Aerial Aoolication}

Aerial application of MONITOR 75 WG may only be done by a registered Aerial Application Operator using a correctly calibrated, registered aimraft according to the instructions of SANS Code 10118 (Aerial Application of Agricultural Pesticides). Ensure that the spray mixture is distributed evenly over the target area and that the loss of spray material during application is restricted to a minimum.

It is therefore essential that the following criteria be met:

• Volume: A spray mixture volume of 30 to 40 liters per hectare is recommended. As this product has not been evaluated at a reduced volume rate, the regi9tration holder cannot guarantee efiicacy or be held resgeecible applied aerially at a lower volume rate than recommended above.
• Drop let coverage 30 to 40 droplets jet /target area.
• Droplet size: A droplet spectrum with a vND of 300 to 400 microns is recommended. Limit the production of fine droplets less than 150 microns (high drift and evaporation potential) to a minimum.
• Flvino heioht: Maintain the height of the spray boom at 3 to 4 meters above the target. Do not spray when aircraft dives, is in a dimb or when banking
• Use suitable atomisino equipment that will produce the desired droplet size and coverage, but which will ensure the minimum loss of product. The spraying system must produce a droplet spectrum with the lowest possible Relative Span.
• Position all the atomisers within the inner 60 to 75 96 of the wingspan to prevent droplets from entering the wingtip voitices.
• The use of a registered drift retardant and / or low drift aerial spraying nozzle (e.g. straight stream nozzle) is recommended.
• The difference in temperature between the wet and dry bulb thermometers, of a whirling hygrometer, should not exceed 8°C.
• Stop spraying if the wind speed exceeds 10 km/h.
• Stop spraying under turbulent, unstable and dry conditions during the heat of the day.
• Spraying under temperature inversion conditions (spraying in or above the inversion layer) and/or high humidity conditions (relative humidity 80 % and above) may lead to the following:
• reduced efficacy due to suspension and evaporation of small droplets in the air (inadequate coverage).
• damage to other sensitive crops and/or non-target areas through drifting of the suspended spray cloud away from the target field.
• Ensure that the Aerial Spray Operator knows exactly which fields to spray.
• Obtain an assurance from the Aerial Spray Operator that the above requirements will be met and that relevant data will be compiled in a logbook and Kept for future reference.

• S        Water ; Use only dean water. Optimum weed control wili De obtained at a pH of 6.8 - 7.0. Where buffers are used, pH adjustment must be made prior to adding MONITOR 75 WG.

Mixing Instructions

Fill the spray tank to 3/4 of the desired volume with clean water add the required quantity of surfactant (Villa 51); add the required quantity of MONITOR 75 WG; add the required quantity of complementary herbicide; fill the tank with clean water to the desired volume. Agitate the mixture continuously during mixing and spraying.

Weed Growth Staoe

Soil incorporated: MONITOR 75 WG can be used as a pre-plant pre-emerge herbicide in combination with Crew 330 CS. Apply the mixture according to the Crew 330 CS label recommendations in moist soils. If applicable, the 2" 20gr MONITOR 75 WG should be applied before the 2 leaf stage of the weeds.

Post emergence weed control: Apply MONITOR 75 WG when weeds are between the 1 - 4 leaf stage. In case of the split application, the 1°^t 20gr MONITOR 75 WG should be applied not later than the 2-leaf stage of the weeds and the 2^nd 20gr should be applied within 2-3 weeks thereafter.

Post Spray Equipment Cleaning: It is essential to rinse the spray tank and all hoses with a 0.1 9s solution of calcium chloi1de or ammonium hydroxide. Allow this solution to stand in the spray equipment for 15 minutes; empty the spray equipment; repeat the rinsing with a 0.1 °A solution of calcium chloride or ammonium hydroxide for 15 minutes.

The following trademarks and registrations are acknowledged under Act No. 36 of 1947

Monitor 75 WG (L 6003). ftoundup (L 0407}, Roundup Turbo (L 7166) and Roundup Max (L 6790) are trademarks of the Monsanto Company.

Brominal Super (L 5168), Buctril DS (L 3350) and Bayer MCPA (L 1404) are trademarks of Bayer Crop Science tRy.) Ltd.

Crew 330 CS (L 7278) is a trademark of Nufaim Agriculture (Pty.) Ltd.

Derby (L 6781) is a trademark of Dow AgroSciences Southern Africa (Pty.) Ltd.

Properties

Formulation Type

Granules

Physical Form

Granules

Regulatory & Compliance

Chemical Inventories

ECL (Korea)

Safety & Health

Warnings

• The product may cause skin and eye irritation.
• Store away from children, uninformed persons and animals.
• Store in the original container in a cool (5 - 30°C) dry place away from food, feed and seed.
• If the recommended dosage rate is exceeded, damage to the crop may occur.
• Re-entry Period: Do not enter the treated field until the spray deposit has dried unless wearing protective clothing.
• Aerial application: Notify all the inhabitants in the immediate vicinity of the area to be sprayed and issue the necessary warnings.
• Although this product has been tested on a representative sample of economically important plant varieties under a large variety of soil and climatic conditions, the registration holder does not warrant that this product will be effective and safe to the crop under all conditions because the action and effect of the herbicide is affected by factors such as abnormal soil, climatic and storage conditions, as well as by the method and accuracy of application. The registration holder furthermore does not accept responsibility for either crop damage or non-performance due to failure to follow the label instructions or the occurrence of conditions that the registration holder could not reasonably have foreseen.
• Consult your supplier in the event of any uncertainty in the use of MONITOR 75 WG.

Precautions

• Do not breathe fumes nor spray mist.
• Wear protective Nothing {eye protection and gloves) when mixing the product.
• In case of accidental contact with skin or eyes, wash immediately with plenty of water, and in the case of eyes, get medical attention.
• Prevent contamination of food, foodstuffs, drinking water and eating utensils.
• Prevent spray drift and / or contamination of non-target areas, susceptible or edible crops, grazing and any other area as this may cause severe crop damage.
• Do not apply MONITOR 75 WG to wheat suffering from any stress.
• Users are cautioned against the possible development of resistance by certain weeds to this group of herbicides (sulfonylurea). Contact the manufacturer or supplier for advice on avoiding this.
• Wash protective clothing and exposed body parts thoroughly after spraying.
• Rinse spray equipment thoroughly after use.
• Avoid contamination of water sources and adjacent areas.
• Rinse empty container three times with a volume of water equal to a minimum of 10 °4 of that of the container. Add the rinsings to the contents of the spray lank before destroying the container.
• Destroy the empty container by making holes in it and never use the container for any other purpose.

  ROTATION CROPS

  Do not plant crops other than wheat within 18 months of spraying MONITOR 75 WG.

  RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT

• MONITOR 75 WG is a member of the sulfonylurea group of herbicides. The mode of action of this group is primarily the inhibition of the "acetolactate synthase' (ALS) enzyme. According to this MONITOR 75 WG is classified as a Group B herbicide.
• Certain naturally occurring weed biotypes resistant to MONITOR 75 WG and other ALS inhibiting herbicides may exist through normal genetic variability in any weed population. The resistant individual plants can event  if these herbicides are used repeatedly. These conntrolled by MONITOR 75 WG and are unlikely to be ntrolled by other herbicides th I inhibit the ALS enzyme.
• Since the occurrence of resistant weeds is difficult to detect prior to use, Monsanto South Africa (Pty) Ltd. accepts no responsibility for any losses that may resuk from the failure of MONITOR 75 WG to control resistant weeds.
• To delay the selection of resistant weeds:
• Integrate tillage, other mechanical control methods or spraying of non-selective herbicides (Roundup”. Roundup Turbo”, Roundup Max'*} during the fallow period or prior to planting, into weed control programs whenever practical, but not in a tank mix with MONITOR 75 WG and Crew” 330 CS.
• Avoid repeated use of herbicides with the same mode of action. Alternate with products from diPerent herbicide groups.
• Always monitor the efficacy of the herbicide shortly after herbicide application.
• Maintain herbicide-use records and documents for each field.