crop-chem-docs/corpus/epa_ppls/264-1014.md

GUSTAFSON ALLEGIANCE DRY SEED PROTECTANT FUNGICIDE

• EPA Reg No: 264-1014
• Registrant: BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LLC
• Signal word: Caution
• Active ingredients: Metalaxyl (12.5%)
• Label accepted: 2002-09-09
• Source PDF: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/007501-00132-20020909.pdf

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fJ 5D/-j3Z. , UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Mr. Dennis McFadden Gustafson LLC 1400 Preston Road, Suite 400 Plano, Texas 75093 Subject: Allegiance EPA File No.: 7501-132 Submission dated July 10, 2002 Dear Mr. McFadden: WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIOES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES SEP 9 2002 The revised product labeling referred to above, submitted in connection with the registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, is acceptable provided the following label revisions are made: I) Move the Storage and Disposal section below the Ag Use Requirements box or to the end of the Directions for Use. 2) Under "Environmental Hazards": delete the phrase "For terrestrial uses" from the first sentence. , 3) Remove the phrase "contains graphite" from the ingredients statement or list all inert ingredients. A stamped copy of the label is enclosed for your records. Submit one copy of your final printed label before your release the product for shipment. The Agency does note that one source of technical material was voluntarily canceled in May, 1996. If you have questions about this label review, please contact Dennis McNeilly at (703) 308-6742 or electronically at mcneilly.dennis@EPA.gov. , Enclosure: stamped label Sincerely, , /' 1/ (clA-ij.y:U .~L L (, Mary L. Waller Product Manager (21) Fungicide Branch Registration Division (7505C)

) ) ACCEPTED ..JIb COMMEIITS lu EPA Loll .. Dated SEP 9 2002 Gustafson Aliegiance™ Und... tlte Federal 1meeII.1d ... F_dde, ODd Roderdlelde Ad •• ..ended. (or the pettlclde .. gUte ..... Dod .. EPA Re!!. No. 2~/-(37 Dry Seed Protectant Fungicide ~INGREDIENT: Metalaxyl ........................................................................... 12.5% -INERTINGREDIENTS: ..................................................... 87.5% TOTAL M ......................................................................... l00.O"A. -Contains GraphHe EPA Reg. No. 7501-132 EPA Est. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS CAUTION Hannful if swallowed or absorbed through skin. Causes moderate eye irrHation. Avoid contact with eyes, skin or clothing. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Applicators and other handlers must wear. long-sleeved shirt and long pants, socks and shoes and chemical resistant gloves made of any waterproof material. Follow manufacture(s instructions for cleaning/maintaining PPE. If no such instructions forwashables, use detergent and hot water. Keep end wash PPE separately from other laundry. USERSAFETYRECOMMENDA11ONS: Users should wash hands before eating, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco or using the toilet. Users should remove clothing immediately if pesticide gets inside. Then wash thoroughly and put on clean clothing. Users should remove PPE immediately after handling this product. Wash the outside of gloves before removing. As soon as pOSSible, wash thoroughly and change clothing. ~ FIRST AID , Have the product container or label woth you when calling a poison control center or doctor, or going for treatment. ItSwaliowed: ·Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for treat­ ment advice. 'Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow. '00 not induce vomiting unless told to do so by a poison control center or doctor. '00 not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. IfonSklnorClothlng: 'Take off contaminated clothing. ·Rinse skin immediately wHh plenty of water for 15 - 20 minutes. 'Call a pOison control center or doctor for treatment advice. If In Eyes: 'Hold eye open and rinse slowly and genlly with water for 15

• 20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 15 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. 'Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS For terrestrial uses, do not apply directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark. Do not apply when weather conditions favor drift from treated areas. Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment washwaters. Groundwater Advisory: This chemical is known to leach through soil into groundwater under certain conditions as a resul! of agricul!ural use. Use ofthis chemical in areas where soils are penneable, particularly where the water table is shallow, may resul!ln ground water contaminalion. STORAGE AND DISPOSAL Do not contaminate water, food or feed by storage or disposal. STORAGE-Store in a cool, dry location. Do not store in direct hot sunlight. PESTICIDE DISPOSAL-Wastes resul!ing from the use of this product may be disposed of on site or at an approved waste disposal facility. CONTAINER DISPOSAL- Complelly empty container into application equipment. Then dispose of empty container in a sanHary landfill, or by incineration, or, if allowed by state and local authorities by buming. If bumed, stay out of smoke. DIRECTIONS FOR USE It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent wHh its labeling. Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other persons, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application. For any requirements specific to your State or Tribe, consul! the agency responsible for pesticide regulation. AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS Use this product only in accordance with its labeling and with the Worker Protection Standard, 40 CFR part 170. This Standard contains requirements for the protection of agricul­ tural workers on fanns, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses, and handlers of agricul!ural pesticides. It contains require­ ments for training, decontamination, notification, and emer­ gency assistance. It also contains specific instructions and Gustafson \

• 2 - exceptions pertaining to the statements on this label about personal protective equipment (PPE), and restricted-entry interval. The requirements in this box only apply to uses of this product that are covered by the Worker Protection Standard. Do not enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the restricted entry interval (REI) of 24 hours. Exception: if the product is soil-injected or soli-Incorporated, the Worker Pro­ tection Standard, under certain circumstances, allows work­ ers to enter the treated area If there will be no contact with anything that has been treated. PPE required for early entry to treated areas that is pennitted under the Worker Protection Standard and that involves contact with anything that has been trellted, such as plants, soil, or water, is: coveralls over long­ sleeved shirt and long pants, socks and chemical resistant footwear and chemical resistant gloves made of any water­ proof material. GENERALINFORMATION Allegiance is a systemic fungicide seed dressing specifically for control of systemic downy mildews and seedling diseases caused by soilbome Pythium and Phylophthora spp. For control of other soilbome diseases, such as RhizoctoniB spp., Alle­ ~iance Dry should be applied in combination with other regis­ . ared seed dressing fungicides. Note: Allegiance Is a systemic fungicide having a specific mode of action. Allegiance could be subject to development of resistant strains offungi. Development of resistance cannot be predicted. Therefore, Gustafson cannot assume liability for crop damage resulting from resistant strains of fungi. Consult with your State Agricultural Experiment Station or Extension Service Specialist for guidance and ways to control any pos­ sible Allegiance resistant strains of fungi which may occur. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE PRECAU­ TIONS ON THIS LABEL MAY RESULT IN CROP INJURY OR POOR DISEASE CONTROL. Allegiance Dry Seed Protectant Fungicide is a dry powder formu_ lated specifically for seed treatment application. Unique formu­ lation technology has been incorporated to help lubricate the planter; thus allowing a smooth, even flow ofseed to the furrow, ':hile providing unifonn seed coverage and adherence to the .,)eed. Allegiance Dry should be applied by thoroughly mixing with seed in the planter box wHh the Mighty Mixer or utilizing the GlfStafson CF-80· treater or other dry seed treatment application e\luipment to maximize seed coverage. (·Calibrate the Gustafson CF-80 treater as per the manufacturer's instruction). SEED TREATMENT Cotton: For Pylhiumseed rot and damping-off: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment to machine delinted or acid delinted cottonseed at the rate of 1.5-2.0 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. Forage Grasses: Grasses grown for hay, grazing orsilage, com (fodder or silage), and small grain grown for haY,grazing or silage. For Pylhium damping-off control: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 1.5-2.0 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. Forage Legumes: Alfalfa, clover, lespedeza, beans (for forage) , soybeans (for forage, soybean hay, peas (for forage), pea vine hay, cowpeas (for forage), cowpea hay, trefoil, vetch and velvet beans (for forage). For Pylhium damping-off and early season Phylophthora control: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at thecrate of 2 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. For suppression of earty season downy mildew in alfalfa and soybeans: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 2 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. Garden Beets : For control of Pylhium damping-off: Apply AliegianceDry as a seed treatment at the rate of2 ounces per 1 00 Ibs. of seed. Grain Crops: Wheat, bartey, rye, oats, millet, rice, corn (field com, sweet com, and popcom), buckwheat and triticale. For Pythium damping-off control: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 1.5-2.0 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. Turfgrasses (All) : For Pylhium damping-off control on golf courses, home lawns, reclamation and erosion control projects: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatmentatthe rate of2-4 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. Seed and Pod Vegetables: Black-eyed peas, cowpeas, dill, edible soybeans, field beans, chick peas (garbanzo beans) field peas, garden peas, green beans, kidney beans, lima beans, navy beans, okra, peas, pole beans, snap beans, string beans, wax beans, lentils and lupines. For Pylhium damping-off and earty season Phylophthora control: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 2 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed . Sorghum: For control of Pythium damping-off on all sorghum cuKivars, use 2 ounces of Allegiance Dry per 100 Ibs. of seed applied as a seed treatment. For control of Systemic Downy Mildew, apply 2 ounces of Allegiance Dry per 100 Ibs. of seed on cuKivars which possess sorghum downy mildew resistance. To those cultivars which do not possess resistance to a particular race of sorghum downy mildew in heavily infected areas with recent severe history, apply 4 ounces of Allegiance Dry per 100 Ibs. of seed as a seed treatment. Only high quality sorghum seed (90% germ and above) should be treated with Allegiance Dry. Sugar Beets: For control of Pythium damping-off: Apply Alle­ giance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 2 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. Soybeans: For Pylhium damping-off and early season Phyla­ phthora control: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 1.5-2 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed . Sunflower : For control of Systemic Downy Mildew: Apply Allegiance Dry as a seed treatment at the rate of 4 ounces per 100 Ibs. of seed. USE PRECAUTIONS

1. For planters with electric eye monitors, periodically clean them wHh brushes provided by the planter manufacturer, ac­ cording to their directions.
2. Treated seed must not be used or mixed with food or animal feed, or processed for oil.
3. Treat only those seeds needed for immediate use, minimiz­ ing the interval between treatment and planting.
4. Do not carry over excess treated seeds to next season.
5. Do not use this product on seed which has been commercially treated with Metalaxyl (Allegiance) Fungicide. NOTICE - READ CAREFULLY CONDITIONS OF SALE AND LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Treatment of highly mechanically damaged seed, or seed of known low vigor and poor quality, may result in reduced genni­ nation andlor reduction of seed and seedling vigor. Treat and conduct germination tests on a small portion of seed before committing the total seed lot to a selected chemical treatment. ,

) Due to seed quality conditions beyond the control of Gustafson LLC no claims are made to guarantee germination of carry-over seed. As its sole express warranty, Gustafson LLC warrants that this product conforms to the chemical description on the label and is reasonably fit for purposes stated on the label only when used in accordance with directions and instructions specified on the label, subject to the inherent risks set forth above. ONLY AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN THE EVENT OF A BREACH OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, GUSTAFSON LLC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. SUBJECTTOAPPLICABLELAW, GUSTAFSON,INC. NEITHER MAKES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OF ITS AGENTS OR REPRE­ §ENTATIVESTOMAKEANYWARRANTYOFFITNESSORMER- -CHANTABILlTY, GUARANTY OR REPRESENTATION EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNINGTHIS MATERIAL. Buyer assumes the responsibility to handle, use and store this product in accordance with the safety instructions and use directions contained on the label. BuyerlUser purchases this product subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale and Limned Warranty, which, subject to applicable law, may be varied only by a written agreement signed by a duly authorized representative of Gustafson LLC. If these terms are not acceptable, return all products to the place of purchase, unopened for a full refund. Gustafson (Logo) is a registered trademark of Gustafson LLC, Plano, Texas A quality product manufactured by: Gustafson LLC 1400 Preston Road, Suite 400 Plano, Texas 75093 Questions? (972) 985-8877 ;'

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