CLOMAZONE STEWARDSHIP

Product Stewardship advice is given below for further information or to report any off-target effects as part of FMC Agro Ltd.’s Stewardship and Monitoring programme.

• Take extreme care not to drift onto non-target crops and plants which may cause transient bleaching. The use of drift reducing measures are advised and these include:
  
  ◦ the use of low drift nozzles – Further information can be found in The Voluntary Initiative ‘Best Practice Guide – Nozzle Selection and Maintenance’ available on the following website www.voluntaryinitiative.org.uk
  
  ◦ only spray when wind speeds are between 1.2 – 4 miles per hour (Force 1 to 2 according to the Beaufort scale, measured at 10 m above ground)
  
  ◦ maintain an appropriate boom height and forward speed
  
  ◦ use a spray volume of 200-400 L water/hectare and a coarse spray quality as defined by BCPC
• Whilst the capsule technology used in FMC Agro Ltd.’s clomazone products significantly reduces the risk of off-target effects, under certain climatic conditions clomazone may have the potential to volatilize and cause bleaching of off-target crops and other plant species.
• Generally warm temperatures and moist soil at or shortly after application increase the potential for volatilisation. This transient effect is outgrown and has no long term effect on plant growth.
• DO NOT leave the sprayer standing overnight with spray in it as the capsules can break down increasing the risk of volatility after application.
• Current authorisations: Altiplano Dam Tec – 18717, Centium 360 CS – 18719, Circuit Sync Tec – 17118, Cirrus CS – 18721, Cleancrop Chicane – 18720, Cleancrop Covert – 18722, Gamit 36 CS – 18718, Stallion Sync Tec – 18714