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An emulsidiable concentrate containing 60 g/L (6.2% w/w) bixafen and 200 g/L (20.2% w/w) prothioconazole.

A fungicide for the control of stem-base, follar and ear diseases in winter and spring barley and oats.

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.
FARMCO BIXA-PRO is a mixture of a carboxamide and triazolinthione fungicide recommended for control of a wide range of diseases on winter and spring barley and oats.

CROPS
FARMCO BIXA-PRO may be used on all commercial varieties of winter and spring barley and oats.

APPLICATION
Water volume
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO in 100-300 litres water 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 barley and oats FARMCO BIXA-PRO may be applied at any stage up to the beginning of flowering.
Mixing
Thoroughly shake the pack before use.
Add the required quantity of FARMCO BIXA-PRO 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
CEREALS
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).
Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO at the first signs of disease. Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated.
Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO 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 hordei)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO 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.
Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO at the first signs of disease. FARMCO BIXA-PRO controls crown rust in winter and spring oats. 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.
Ear Disease Complex
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO soon after ear emergence up to the beginning of flowering (GS61) for moderate control of Fusarium ear blight and reduction of sooty moulds in barley.
Control of ear diseases can result in cleaner, brighter ears.
Leaf Blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO in spring at the first signs of disease. For severe infections a second application may be necessary 2-3 weeks later.
Net Blotch (Pyrenophora teres)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO at the first signs of disease in spring/early summer. For severe infections, a second application 2-3 weeks later will give most effective control when conditions remain favourable for disease development.
Ramularia (Ramularia collo-cygni)
Apply FARMCO BIXA-PRO at the first signs of disease. Applications made to established infections are likely to be less effective.

RESISTANCE STRATEGY
Tank-mixtures or alternation with fungicides having a different mode of action against the diseases present 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 FARMCO BIXA-PRO cannot be excluded or predicted. Where such resistant strains occur, FARMCO BIXA-PRO is unlikely to give satisfactory control.