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Application:Apply through any conventional spray equipment adjusted to give good even coverage. Flush equipmentthoroughly with clean water before and after using it for Ethrel.RATES OF APPLICATIONTomatoes:Treatment with Ethrel 14-21 days before harvest will accelerate ripening of tomatoes.Dwarf Tomatoes - Single Harvest:Apply 2 litres Ethrel in 340 litres of water per hectare with a boom sprayer (or 160 ml/100 litres with a gunsprayer as a light wetting spray) when 15-20% fruit is coloured. Optimum ripening should occur within 14-21days, but temperatures below 18°C may delay colour development.Dwarf Tomatoes - Multiple Harvest:(a) Early Treatment: Apply Ethrel as for single harvest after two or three picks have been made. Most fruitcan then be harvested 14-21 days later. If a reasonable amount of fruit is left use the following latetreatment.(b) Late Treatment: Apply 3.0-3.5 litres Ethrel in 340 litres water per hectare (or 250-300 ml/100 litres as agun spray) 7-10 days before final pick. Treated fruit should ripen fully within 15 days. This treatment canbe used whether or not early treatment has been applied.Stake Tomatoes - Glasshouse Grown:Apply 18 ml Ethrel in 10 litres water as a light wetting spray using a knapsack sprayer.Stake Tomatoes - Outdoor - Main Crop:Use Ethrel as for dwarf tomatoes - multiple harvest programme. Early, late or both treatments may be made.For small areas apply 38ml Ethrel in 10 litres of water per 220 square metres by knapsack sprayer.Stake Tomatoes - Outdoor - Late Crop:Apply 75ml Ethrel in 10 litres of water per 220 square metres by knapsack sprayer or 300ml/100 litres water witha gun sprayer immediately after 2 or 3 picks have been made. Apply by the end of April at the latest. Continuewith normal picking schedule after application.Withholding Period: Do not harvest treated tomatoes within 7 days of the last treatment.Early Apples:Ethrel is re<strong>com</strong>mended for colour promotion and uniform maturity in early apples.Apply 40- 60 ml Ethrel per 100 litres of water as a high volume overall spray. Spray 1-2 weeks before expectedharvest and pick treated apples when ripe.C<strong>au</strong>tion: To prevent fruit drop it is essential to add a stop-drop material such as 1-naphthylacetic acid (NAA) at10-20 ppm to the spray mix.To advance the harvest date by up to two weeks Ethrel may be applied up to 5 weeks before the normalexpected harvest date.Apples: Bloom thinning and return bloom enhancementEthrel may be used for bloom thinning on varieties susceptible to biennial bearing, such as Braeburn, PacificRose, Pacific Be<strong>au</strong>ty and Fuji. Use with c<strong>au</strong>tion on other cultivars and apply in the “on-year”.Use 21-42 ml Ethrel together with 250ml Regulaid per 100 litres of water and apply as a dilute spray at or justprior to full bloom of spur clusters. Use sufficient water to thoroughly wet the tree. Optimum thinning results areobtained if the maximum temperature on the day of application is 19° C. Higher temperatures may result inexcessive thinning. Avoid application under cool, frosty, or slow drying conditions that may stimulate fruit russet.<strong>ETHREL</strong> 3/4
The single treatment may not provide adequate thinning under some environmental conditions and follow-uptreatments with a fruitlet thinner may be required. Consult with your advisor for specific programmes.Withholding Period: Do not harvest treated apples within seven days of application.Kiwifruit:Application of Ethrel to kiwifruit will accelerate ripening and can advance harvesting by several daysCAUTION: USE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY RESTRICT CROP MARKETING OPTIONS: IT MUST ONLY BEUSED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE KIWIFRUIT MARKETING BOARD AND AFTER THE REQUIREDINDEMNITY FORM HAS BEEN SIGNED. TREAT ONLY MATURE VINES WHICH HAVE BEEN CROPPINGFOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. FRUIT TREATED WITH <strong>ETHREL</strong> SHOULD NOT BE SET ASIDE FORLONG-TERM STORAGE. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT QUANTITIES OF <strong>ETHREL</strong> ARE ACCURATELYMEASURED AND APPLIED TO CROPS - DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED DOSE.Apply 47 ml Ethrel per hectare in <strong>com</strong>bination with an appropriate non-ionic wetter at re<strong>com</strong>mended label ratesonly when the fruit sugar levels have reached 5.2% soluble solidsApply as a high volume foliar spray to the point of run-off ensuring <strong>com</strong>plete and uniform coverage of the wholecanopy. Use at least 2000 litres of water per hectare. DO NOT apply as a low volume or concentrate spray.Ethrel plant growth regulator produces many physiological effects for regulating plant development.Withholding period: Do not harvest treated fruit within seven days of application.CONDITIONS OF SUPPLYREAD THESE CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY BEFORE BUYING AND USING. IF THESE CONDITIONSARE UNACCEPTABLE, RETURN AT ONCE UNOPENED.To the extent permitted by law Bayer does not accept any liability or responsibility whatsoever for anyloss, damage or injury whether direct, indirect or consequential howsoever arising in connection with thesegoods, including without limitation their storage, application, handling or use. Bayer does not make anywarranties (express or implied) with respect to fitness for purpose, merchantable quality or any othermatter.To the extent only that Bayer is prevented by law from contracting out of the Consumer Guarantees Act,then these conditions apply subject to that Act. The Act shall not apply where these goods are acquiredfor business purposes.Date of Manufacture:Batch No.Ethrel® is a registered trademark of BayerRegistered to:Bayer New Zealand LimitedArgus Place, Glenfield, Aucklandand ChristchurchPh. 0800 428 246EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE (24 hrs) 0800 734 607<strong>ETHREL</strong> 4/4
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