Product and spray are poisonous if absorbed by skin contact, inhaled or swallowed. Repeated minor exposure may have a cumulative poisoning effect. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Do not inhale spray mist. When opening the container preparing spray and using in enclosed areas, wear cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist and washable hat, elbow-length PVC gloves, goggles and half-face respirator. If a chemical gets on the skin, immediately wash the area with soap and water. After use and before eating, drinking or smoking, wash hands, arms and face thoroughly with soap and water. After each day's use ensure to wash all equipment.
Antidote
Precautions
Store in the closed, original container, in a cool well-ventilated area, building or room. Keep out of reach of children, animals, food, foodstuffs, seeds and fertilizer. Do not store for prolonged periods in direct sunlight
Break crush or puncture and bury empty containers in a local authority landfill if not available, bury the containers below 500mm in a disposal pit specifically marked and set up for this purpose clear of waterways, vegetation and roots. Empty containers and products should not be burnt.
Dangerous to fish. Do not contaminate ponds, waterways or drains with chemical or used containers.
DO NOT spray plants that are waterlogged, under the stress of any kind or covered with soil or dust. DO NOT spray plants covered with heavy dew.
Weight | 1kg |
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Active Ingredient | Paraquat Dichloride 200G/L |
Crop (Weeds) | Rate/Ha (Critical Comments) |
Rice | 1.6 Litres/Ha (Use the higher ratees for dense, more mature weed stands) General Weed Control (Annual Grass) |
General Weed Control | 1.2-1.6 Litres (Apply as a directed inter-row spray prior to crop emergence. Use a minium of 250L/Ha spray column to ensure good and even coverage weed) |
Potatoes (general weed control) | 1.2-1.6 Litres (Spray at early crop emergence [no later than 25% emergence of potato shoots]. Use the higher rate for dense weed growth) |
Potatoes (Pre-harvest weed control) | 2.8 Litres/Ha (Spray about one week before digging and after tops have died down) |
Non-agricultural situations, around sheds, roadwats, paths (Annual weed control) | 1.6-4.0 Litres/Ha Spray to thoroughly wet weed growths |