Crop protection with chemicals

364 Pages·1996·39.1 MB·English

by  Alberta. Alberta Agriculture

Ill
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGDEX 606-1
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Information contained herein is that available at time of printing
(February 1996). While every effort has been made to ensure
accuracy, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development does
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Note: Some approved minor use registrations may not appear on
the product label.
Check with product write-up for details.
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quantity of commercial product per acre (L or kg/ac).
Product labels are given in quantity of product per hectare
(L or kg/ha). To avoid application errors, be sure to read and
understand label recommendations.
Warning
The use of a p esticide in any manner not published on the
label or registered under the Minor Use of Pesticides
regulation constitutes an offence under both the Federal
Pest Control Products Act and Alberta’s Environmental
Protection and Enhancement Act.
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Revised 1996 01
MAR 28 1996
CANADIAN*
CROP PROTECT ON
WITH CHEMICALS
19%
Edited by
Shaffeek Ali, P.Ag
Plant Industry Division
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
in c o-operation with the agro-chemical industry
Shaffeek Ali Michael G. Dolinski leuan R. Evans John B. Bourne
Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Rodenticides
Cover story: Safety first through wearing appropriate protective clothing and equipment is t he message of t he 1996
Blue Book cover. As usual, this edition of C rop Protection with Chemicals features a c omplete section on safety
precautions including warning symbols, reducing exposure risk, and wearing and cleaning protective clothing and
equipment [See pages 21-26]. To learn more about how to p ut safety first, t ake Farmer Pesticide Certification
training. Contact your local Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development district office for more information.
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ISSN -1201-5059
Printed February 1996
Contents
Page/s
Addresses and Telephone Numbers - C hemical Companies 2
Leaf Stages - C ereals and Grasses 4
Leaf Stages - B roadleaved Weeds 5
Cereal Growth Stages 6
Pea Node (Leaf) Stages 7
How To Use This Book 8
Chemical Pest Control Summary 8
Pesticide Resistance 9
Classification of Pesticides 9
Sprayer Operations 12
Sprayer calibration 13
Sprayer cleanout 14
Preparation and Application of Pesticides 15
Proper mixing of pesticides 15
Adjuvants (surfactants, wetting agents, spreaders, etc.) 15
Tank mixtures 15
What to do if results are unsatisfactory 16
Pesticide applicator licencing 16
Pesticide user responsibility 16
Pesticide Container Site Locations 19
Safety Precautions 21
Warning symbols 21
Pesticide toxicity, hazard and risk 21
Reducing the risk of exposure to pesticides 22
Protective clothing and equipment 23
Cleaning of Clothes and Equipment 26
Other Precautions and Safety Tips 27
Grazing and haying restrictions 27
First Aid 28
Poison information centres 28
Standard first aid measures 28
Minor Use Registrations 28
Glossary of Terms in Pest Control 29
Herbicides
Herbicide Index 30
Herbicides 36-231
Herbicide Selector Charts 312-347
Cerone (Plant Growth Regulator) 232
Insecticides
Insecticide Index 234
Insecticides 237-267
Insecticide Selector Charts 348-351
Fungicides
Fungicide Index 268
Seed Treatment of Cereals, Forage, Oilseed and Pulse Crops - 1 996 269
Fungicides 271-300
Rodenticides
Rodenticide Index 301
Rodenticides 302-311
Pesticide Application Records 352
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Address and Telephone Numbers
Chemical Companies
Abell Pest Control Inc. Cyanamid Crop Protection
636 Notre Dame Avenue 600 - 1 1012 Macleod Trail South
Winnipeg, Manitoba Calgary, AB. T2J 6A5
R3B 1S9
(403) 278-5779 Toll Free: 1-800-387-5073
Tel: (204) 783-3396 Fax: (204) 783-6925
Dexol Industries
AgrEvo Canada Inc. Apache Seed Co.
295 Henderson Drive 10136 - 149 Street
Regina, SK. S4N 6C2 Edmonton, AB. T5T 1L1
(306) 721-4500 Toll Free: 1-800-667-5959 (403) 489-4245 or (403) 489-0606
BASF Canada Inc. DowElanco Canada Inc.
345 Carlingview Drive 9635 - 4 5 Avenue
Toronto, Ontario. M9W 6NA Edmonton, AB. T6E 5Z8
[phone] Toll Free: 1-800-565-9586 Ag. Products
(403) 431-8925 Toll Free: 1-800-667-3852
Bayer Inc. Industrial Products
Suite A, 130 Cree Crescent
Winnipeg, MB. R3J 3W1 (403) 735-8800
DuPont Canada Inc.
(204) 885-1661
4444 - 7 2 Avenue S.E.
Bell Laboratories Inc.
Calgary, AB. T2C 2C1
3699 Kinsman Blvd.
(403) 531-4854 Toll Free: 1-800-661-8323
Madison, Wisconsin 53704, USA
(608) 241-0202 Elston Equipment Co. Inc.
Goodwin Enterprises
R.R. 2
Burlington Bio-Medical & S cientific Corp.
91 Carolyn Blvd. Sundre, AB. TOM 1X0
Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735, USA
(403) 638-3215
(516) 694-9000
Garden City Ag Supplies
CFPI 3895 - 9 th Avenue N
c/o Gordon Butcher Consulting Inc. Lethbridge, AB. T1H 6G8
150-251 MidPark Blvd. S.E. Tel: (403) 320-8101 Fax: (403) 320-8041
Calgary, AB. T2X 1S3
1-800-868-5444 ISK BioSciences Ltd.
931 Commissioners Rd. E.
Ceva Laboratories & C o. Suite 102
610-7101 College Blvd. London, Ontario, N5Z 3H9
Overland Park, Kansas. 66210, USA
(519) 680-1991 Toll Free: 1-800-668-0956
(913) 451-3434
Interprovincial Co-operatives Ltd.
Ciba Crop Protection 945 Marion Street
850 Southland Tower Winnipeg, MB. R2J 0K7
10655 Southport Road S.W.
Calgary, AB. T2W 4Y1 (204) 233-3461
Toll Free: 1-800-661-1532
Emergency No.: 1-800-267-6351
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Address and Telephone Numbers (cont’d)
Chemical Companies
K-9 Cattle Company Savolite Industries
Box 1422, Prince Albert, SK. S6V 5S9 7610 A - 5 S treet S.E.
(306) 764-8102 Calgary, AB. T2H 2L9
Monsanto Canada Inc. (403) 258-1777
#707 -5010 43rd Street Tam O’Shanter Industries Ltd.
Red Deer, AB. T4N 6H2 1303 - 1 05 Avenue S.W.
1-800-688-5444 Calgary, AB. T2W 0B5
Peacock Industries Inc. (403) 253-0686
1210 -410 -22nd Street E. Uniroyal Chemical Ltd. (Gustafson)
Saskatoon, SK. S7K 5T6 4-2216-27 Avenue N.E.
(306) 242-5333 Calgary, AB. T2E 7A7
Rhdne - P oulenc Canada Inc. 2(44 0 3H)o u r2 50 E-m94e8r1g ency: (519) 744-3060
5507 First Street S.E.
Calgary, AB. T2H 1H9 United Agri Products
820 - 2 6 Street N.E.
(403) 253-8471
Calgary, AB. T2A 2M4
Rohm and Haas Canada Inc.
Customer Service: 1-800-561-5444
3633, Pipeline Road 24 Hour Emergency: 1-800-561-8273
West St. Paul, MB. R4A 8A2
(204) 339-7229 Toll Free: 1-800-268-4201 Van Waters and Rogers Ltd.
4220 - 7 8 Avenue S.E.
Sandoz Agro Canada Inc.
Calgary, AB. T2C 2Z5
Suite 302, Plaza 4 (403)
2000 Argentia Road
Mississauga, ON. L5N 1W1 Wilson Laboratories Inc.
36 Head Street
[phone] Toll Free: 1-800-667-4797
Dundas, ON. L9H 3H3
Sanex Inc.
Division of Wilson Laboratories (416) 627-9205
Zeneca Agro
10550- 115 Street
Edmonton, AB. T5H 3K6
Bay 6, 2135 - 3 2 Avenue N.E.
(403) 429-2499 Calgary, AB. T2E 6Z3
1-800-461-7356 Toll Free: 1-800-665-9250
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Leafstages — C ereals and Grasses
Leafstages — B roadleaved Weeds
Leaf Stages — L egume Crops
ALFALFA and CLOVERS
Cereal Growth Stages
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Zadoks Decimal Growth Stages
12-21 22 23-29 30 31 32 37 39 45 50 - 5 1 58 - 5 9
Ripening
One Two Leaf Second First ears
leaf tillers ssthreoantghlsy node Ligule of
flag leaf
formed detectable visible
erect visible
All ears
Leaf Flag leaf
Tillering sheaths first node Boots out of
begins lengthen detectable visible just swollen sheath
just
just
The Feekes and Zadoks scales define the growth Under good growing conditions, examination of up
stages of a relatively uniform cereal crop. to 10 random selected plants may be appropriate.
Completion of these growth stages by the cereal Under conditions of uneven germination and low
crop will be influenced greatly by soil temperature, soil moisture conditions, growth stage assessment
moisture, air temperature and day length. For may require larger samples.
example, stages 2-5 in the Feekes scale may take 5
Precise timing of the application of an
or 6 w eeks, whereas stages 6-10 may be completed
agrochemical, be it a f ungicide, growth regulator,
in 2-3 weeks under prairie conditions.
herbicide or supplemental nutrient, is of vital
To establish the growth stage of a cereal crop importance in maximizing the desired effect on the
using either of these scales, it is necessary to target crop. Physiological growth stage, not
collect a random sample of plants to determine farming practices based on calendar days, will
the level of growth attained by the majority of the achieve this desired effect from the agrochemical.
plants.
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