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A fungicide for the control of stem-base, foliar and ear diseases in winter and spring wheat, triticale and winter rye.
An emulsifiable concentrate formulation containing 75 g/L (7.4% w/w) bixafen and 150 g/L (14.8% w/w) prothioconazole.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
IMPORTANT: This information is approved as part of the Product Label. All instructions within this section must be read carefully in order to obtain safe and successful use of this product.
Aviator Xpro is a mixture of a carboxamide and triazolinthione fungicide recommended for control of a wide range of diseases on winter and spring wheat, winter rye and triticale.

CROPS
Aviator Xpro may be used on all commercial varieties of winter and spring wheat, triticale and winter rye.

WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT
Diseases: Eyespot (Oculimacula spp.)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l

Diseases: Septoria Leaf Blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Glume Blotch (Septoria nodorum)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Yellow Rust
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Brown Rust
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Tan Spot
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases:Fusarium Ear blight
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Sooty Moulds
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Winter rye
Diseases: Eyespot (Oculimacula spp.) 
Rate/ha: 1.25 l

Diseases: Septoria Leaf Blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l  C C C

Diseases: Glume Blotch (Septoria nodorum)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l  C C

Diseases: Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Brown Rust
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Rhynchosporium Leaf Blotch
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Triticale
Diseases: Eyespot (Oculimacula spp.)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l

Diseases: Septoria Leaf Blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis)
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Yellow Rust
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Brown Rust
Rate/ha: 1.25 l

Diseases: Fusarium Ear blight
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Diseases: Sooty Moulds
Rate/ha: 1.25 l 

Critical comments: Maximum number of applications 2 per crop. Latest time of application Before grain milky ripe stage, (GS 73)

APPLICATION
Water volume
Apply Aviator Xpro in 100-300 litres per hectare water. The higher spray volumes are recommended where the crop is dense or disease pressure / risk is high to ensure good penetration to the lower leaves and stem bases. Disease control may be compromised by reducing water volumes, where good spray coverage is difficult to achieve.

Latest Permitted Timing
In wheat and rye Aviator Xpro may be applied at any stage before grain milky ripe stage.

Mixing
Thoroughly shake the pack before use.
Add the required quantity of Aviator Xpro to the half-filled spray tank with the agitation system in operation and then fill to the required level. Continue agitation at all times during spraying and stoppages until the tank is completely empty. Spray immediately after mixing.

General
Sprayers should be thoroughly cleaned with water and detergent after use, and filters and jets checked for damage and blockages.
Boom height should be adjusted to ensure even coverage of the crop, particularly at later growth stages. The correct height is one at which the spray from alternate nozzles meets just above the crop, In dense crops, at later growth stages, higher water volumes should be used.

APPLICATION TIMING
Eyespot (Oculimacula spp.)
Spray in the spring at the first sign of disease, from when the leaf sheaths begin to become erect until the 2nd node is detectable (GS 30-32).

Septoria Leaf Blotch and Glume Blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola and Stagonospora nodorum)
Apply before disease is established in the crop. To protect the upper leaves and ear apply Aviator Xpro at full flag leaf emergence (GS 37) up to mid-flowering (GS 65). Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated. Applications to upper leaves where S. tritici symptoms are present are likely to be less effective.
Aviator Xpro contains a DMI fungicide. Resistance to some DMI fungicides has been identified in Septoria leaf blotch ( Mycosphaerella graminicola) which may seriously affect the performance of some products.
For further advice on resistance management in DMI’s contact your agronomist or specialist advisor, and visit the FRAG-UK website.

 Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis)

Apply Aviator Xpro at the first signs of disease. Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated.

Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis)
Apply Aviator Xpro at the first signs of disease. A second application may be made 2-3 weeks later if re-infection occurs. Applications made to established infections are likely to be less effective.

Brown Rust (Puccinia triticina, P. recondita)
Apply Aviator Xpro at the first signs of disease. A second application may be made 2-3 weeks later if re-infection occurs. Applications made to established infections are likely to be less effective.

Tan Spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis)
Apply Aviator Xpro at the first signs of disease in spring or early summer. Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated.

Ear Disease Complex
Apply Aviator Xpro soon after ear emergence until the end of flowering (GS59-69) for moderate control of Fusarium ear blight in wheat and reduction of sooty moulds. Control of ear diseases can result in cleaner, brighter ears.

Leaf Blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis)
Apply Aviator Xpro in spring at the first signs of disease. For severe infections a second application may be necessary 2-3 weeks later.

RESISTANCE STRATEGY
Repeated application of Aviator Xpro alone should not be used on the same crop against a high risk pathogen such as cereal powdery mildew. Tank-mixtures or alternation with fungicides having a different mode of action (e.g. morpholines) have been shown to protect against the development of resistant forms of disease.
No more than two applications of SDH inhibitors must be applied to the same cereal crop.

CAUTION:
The possible development of disease strains resistant to Aviator Xpro cannot be excluded or predicted. Where such resistant strains occur, Aviator Xpro is unlikely to give satisfactory control.