DIRECTIONS FOR USE:

Application Instructions:

Apply Headline SC rates as instructed in Table 2 on the label. Headline SC fungicide Crop-specific Requirements. Apply Headline SC with ground sprayer, aerial equipment, or through sprinkler irrigation equipment. Check equipment frequently for calibration. For containers 5 gallons or less, shake well prior to use. For containers greater than 5 gallons, recirculate prior to use. Consult BASF Representatives for additional information regarding agitation and recirculation.

Under low-level disease conditions, use minimum application rates. For severe or threatening disease conditions, use maximum application rates and shortened spray intervals.

Ground Application:

Apply Headline SC in sufficient water to ensure thorough coverage of foliage, blooms, and fruit for optimum disease control. Refer to Additives and Tank Mixing Information section for adjuvant or crop oil restrictions for ground applications in corn. See Table 2. Headline SC fungicide Crop-specific Requirements for in-furrow instructions on the label.

Aerial Application:

For aerial application in New York State, DO NOT apply within 100 feet of aquatic habitats (such as, but not limited to lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, marshes, ponds, estuaries, and commercial fish ponds).

Unless otherwise specified in this label or in supplemental labeling, use no less than 5 gallons of spray solution per acre. For aerial application to citrus orchards, use no less than 10 gallons of spray solution per acre. DO NOT apply when conditions favor drift from target area.

Aerial Application to Alfalfa, Barley, Corn, Oats, Rye, Soybean, Wheat and Triticale

Aerial applications of Headline SC can be made to alfalfa, barley, corn, oats, rye, soybean, wheat and triticale in water volumes of 2 or more gallons of spray solution per acre (gpa). The use of a crop oil or adjuvant can be used to improve spray coverage (see Additives and Tank Mixing Information section). Refer to the adjuvant product label for specific use directions and restrictions.

For optimum results in high disease pressure, use a minimum spray volume of 4 gpa. Select spray nozzles, pumping pressure, and sprayer height to provide mediumto-fine spray droplets that penetrate throughout the crop canopy. Spray calibration must be conducted to confirm spray droplet sizes. Continue to monitor spray application (including weather conditions) to ensure proper droplet size and canopy penetration.

Spray volumes of 5 gallons or more per acre. For applications with spray volumes of 5 gallons or more per acre, an adjuvant can be used to improve spray coverage (see Additives and Tank Mixing Information). Refer to the adjuvant product label for specific use directions and restrictions.

Select spray nozzles, pumping pressure, and sprayer height to provide medium-to-fine spray droplets that penetrate throughout the crop canopy. Calibrate spray to confirm spray droplet sizes. Monitor spray application including weather conditions to ensure proper droplet size and canopy penetration.

Restrictions and Limitations - All Crops:

• DO NOT exceed the maximum product rate (fl ozs/A) per year, the maximum rate per application, or the total number of applications of Headline SC per year as stated in Table 1 on the label. Headline SC fungicide Restrictions and Limitations Overview and Table 2. Headline SC fungicide Crop-specific Requirements. Preharvest interval (PHI) restrictions are also included in these tables.
• DO NOT use Headline SC in greenhouse or transplant production.
• For aerial application in New York State, DO NOT apply within 100 feet of aquatic habitats (such as, but not limited to lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, marshes, ponds, estuaries, and commercial fish ponds).

Crop Rotation Restriction:

Crops listed on the Headline SC, Cabrio EG fungicide and Pristine fungicide labels may be planted immediately following the last application. For all other crops, DO NOT plant sooner than 14 days after the last application.

Ground Application Directed or Banded Sprays

The application rates shown in the following tables pertain to both aerial and ground (broadcast) methods of application. Headline SC fungicide may also be applied as a directed or banded spray over the rows or plant beds with alleys or row middles left unsprayed. For such uses, reduce the Headline SC rate in proportion to the area actually sprayed. This adjustment is necessary to prevent applying the product at use rates higher than permitted on this label.

Use the following formula to determine the broadcast equivalent rate for directed or banded sprays: sprayed bed width + unsprayed row middles = total row width

EXAMPLE: Directed spray application to 45-inch plant beds separated by 15-inch unsprayed row-middles at a 12 fl ozs/A label broadcast rate: 45 inches sprayed bed width + 15 inches unsprayed row middles = 60 inches total row width.

Environmental Hazards:

This product may contaminate water through drift of spray in wind. This product has a potential for runoff for several months or more after application. Poorly draining soils and soils with shallow water tables are more prone to produce runoff that contains this product. A level, well-maintained vegetative buffer strip between areas to which this product is applied and surface water features such as ponds, streams, and springs will reduce the potential for contamination of water from rainfall runoff. Runoff of this product will be reduced by avoiding applications when rainfall is forecast to occur within 48 hours. Sound erosion control practices will reduce this product's contribution to surface water contamination.

This pesticide is toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Drift and runoff may be hazardous to aquatic organisms in water adjacent to treated areas.

DO NOT apply directly to water, areas where surface water is present, or intertidal areas below the mean high water mark. DO NOT contaminate water when disposing of equipment washwaters or rinsate.