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Fungicide seed protectant for commercial and on-farm treatment of flax, dry common beans, snap common beans, peas, lentils and soybeans, and on-farm treatment of wheat, barley, oats, rye, triticale, and corn. . Contains carbathiin and thiram for the control of smuts, common bunt, dwarf bunt, leaf stripe, seed rots and seedling blights, and suppression of root rot.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide is a combination of a systemic fungicide (carbathiin) and a contact fungicide (thiram) to control the following diseases:

BARLEY: false loose, covered and true loose smut and leaf stripe, provides suppression of net blotch. Controls seed rot and seedling blight caused by Pythium spp. and Penicillium spp.
Provides control of seed rot, seedling blight and suppression of root rot caused by Fusarium spp. and Cochliobolus sativus. Also controls seed rot due to storage fungi Aspergillus spp. and Alternaria.

WHEAT: loose smut, stinking smut or common bunt and seed-borne dwarf bunt. Controls seed rot and seedling blight caused by Pythium spp., and Penicillium spp. Provides control of seed rot, seedling blight and suppression of root rot caused by Fusarium spp. and Cochliobolus sativus.
Also controls seed rot due to storage fungi Aspergillus spp. and Alternaria. Controls seed-borne Septoria.

OATS: loose and covered smut. Controls seed rot and seedling blight caused by Pythium spp. and Penicillium spp. Provides control of seed rot, seedling blight caused by Fusarium spp. and suppression of root rot caused by Cochliobolus sativus. Also controls seed rot due to storage fungi Aspergillus spp. and Alternaria.

RYE: damping-off, seedling blight and seed decay, stem smut. Controls seed rot and seedling blight caused by Pythium spp., and Penicillium spp. Provides control of seed rot, seedling blight and suppression of root rot caused by Fusarium spp. and Cochliobolus sativus. Also controls seed rot due to storage fungi Aspergillus spp. and Alternaria.

TRITICALE: damping-off, seedling blight and seed decay.
FLAX AND EDIBLE OIL FLAX INCLUDING LOW LINOLENIC ACID VARIETIES: seed rot, root rot and seedling blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium.

CORN: damping-off and seed decay.

DRY COMMON BEANS: early season seed rot, root rot and seedling blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Also controls seedborne Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum). Will not protect from wind borne spores. This product will not control Anthracnose if seed is severely infected.

SNAP COMMON BEANS: early season seed rot, root rot and seedling blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Also controls seedborne Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum). Will not protect from wind borne spores. This product will not control Anthracnose if seed is severely infected.

PEAS: seed rot and seedling blight caused by Mycosphaerella (Ascochyta), Fusarium spp. and Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium.

LENTILS: control of seed rot, early season root rot and seedling blight caused by Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium, Pythium spp. and Rhizoctonia solani.

SOYBEANS: seed rot and seedling blight caused by Phomopsis spp., Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium spp.
Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide will generally increase emergence and plant stands of wheat, oats, barley and peas by reducing seed-borne seed rots and seedling blights. Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide has no vapour action. Thorough seed coverage is required.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide is designed to be used undiluted in commercial seed treaters, for on-farm and commercial seed treatment (facilities and mobile treaters) Flax, Dry Common Beans, Snap Common Beans, Peas, Lentils and Soybeans: For on-farm and commercial seed treatment (facilities and mobile treaters).
Wheat, barley, oats, rye, triticale, corn: For on-farm use only. DO NOT use for commercial seed treatment (in facilities or with mobile treaters).
Undiluted Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide can be used at temperatures down to -20 C.
Treater calibration will be affected by temperature and should be rechecked on a regular basis.
Centrifugal pumps are not recommended for pumping Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide.
Positive displacement / peristaltic pumps using propylene lines with a minimum inside diameter of 2 cm are recommended for pumping Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide.
SHAKE, STIR OR OTHERWISE MIX THIS PRODUCT WELL BEFORE USING. If containers of Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide have been in storage for several months, some settling may occur and require agitation to re-suspend the product. To re-suspend the settled material prior to application:
- 1L to 10L containers can be shaken;
- 10L to 200L containers should be turned upside down for ½ hour and then rolled back and forth several times;
- 200L to bulk must be mechanically agitated or recirculated.

RATE OF APPLICATION:
Treatment Rate for Undiluted
Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide in mL per 100 kg seed
Barley 230-330
Wheat 230-330
Rye 230-330
(The 230 mL rate will give partial control of true loose smut in wheat and barley and stem smut in rye. Use 330 mL rate for the control of seed borne Septoria on wheat and seed rot and seedling blight caused by Fusarium spp., Cochliobolus sativus, Pythium spp., Penicillium spp.,
Aspergillus spp., Alternaria; also suppression of root rot caused by Cochliobolus sativus on cereals (wheat, barley, oats and rye.)
Oats 330
Triticale 200
Flax including edible oil flax (solin) 525
Corn (field & sweet) 280
Peas 260 for control of Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium spp.
330 for control of Mycosphaerella pinodes (Ascochyta)
Lentils 330
Soybeans 260
Dry common beans 260
Snap common beans 260

CORN HEAD SMUT:
For control of seed-borne head smut. Treat corn at 560 to 750 mL of UNDILUTED Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide per 100 kg of seed. Avoid planting corn under cold, wet conditions. Stress conditions during the first few weeks after planting may increase the incidence of head smut. Will not control soil-borne head smut.

EDIBLE OIL FLAX (low linolenic acid varieties):
Care should be taken to prevent damaged/split seeds when combining the seed crop to maximize the benefit from this treatment.

DWARF BUNT OF WINTERWHEAT:
Dwarf Bunt is caused primarily by soil-borne teliospores of Tilletia controversa. The incidence of disease can be significantly reduced through a combination of cultural practises and seed treatment. Fields known to be infested with Dwarf Bunt should be planted later and deeper (i.e. seeding depth 3-4 cm) as the teliospores are most active in the warmer top 2 cm of soil. Plant only seed treated with Loveland Vitaflo Fungicide at 330 mL/100 kg seed in these fields.