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A suspension concentrate formulation containing 250g/litre (22.72% w/w) picoxystrobin for the control of foliar and ear diseases in winter and spring wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape.

Directions for Use 

IMPORTANT: this information is approved as part of the product label. All instructions within this section must be carefully read in order to obtain safe and successful use of this product.
Galileo contains picoxystrobin, a broad-spectrum cereal fungicide from the strobilurin group.
It has systemic, translaminar and preventative properties and is vapour active.
Picoxystrobin and other strobilurin analogues inhibit fungal respiration. Their mode of action is different from the action of other fungicidal groups and there is no known cross-resistance to this mode of action in pathogens that have developed reduced sensitivity to other fungicides. It is, therefore, ideal for alternation or mixture with fungicides with other modes of action.
Galileo shows good crop safety, disease control and maintenance of green leaf area, which results in significant yield benefits.

Resistance Management
The mode of action of picoxystrobin is different from that of fungicides from other groups.
There is no known cross resistance in pathogens which have developed reduced sensitivity to other fungicides. ‘Galileo’ is, therefore, ideal for alternation or mixture with fungicides with other modes of action.
Disease control may be reduced if strains of pathogens less sensitive to picoxystrobin develop.

Crops
Galileo can be used on all winter and spring varieties of wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape.

Timing
Wheat, Barley and Oats
Always inspect crops to assess disease development immediately before spraying. Best  results will be achieved from applications made in the earliest stages of disease development  or as a protectant treatment following a disease risk assessment or the use of appropriate decision support systems.
For protection against ear diseases apply ‘Galileo’ at ear emergence.
Galileo is best used as a protectant treatment or in the earliest stages of disease development. The length of disease control is generally about four to six weeks during the period of active stem elongation, but can be more when applied at flag leaf/ear emergence.
Galileo is approved for application to wheat, barley and oats up to and including the grain watery ripe stage (growth stage 71) (35 days pre-harvest).

Oilseed Rape
Apply GALILEO up to before the end of flowering (GS 69).
For optimal control of Sclerotinia, Galileo should be applied as a protectant spray during flowering. The optimum timing is early to mid flowering (GS60 – GS63). Good agricultural practice suggests that Galileo should be used when bees are less active i.e. early morning or late evening.

Weather
Apply Galileo under good growing conditions with adequate soil moisture. Avoid poor growing conditions which may give less reliable results.

Dose
Winter and Spring Wheat.
Apply Galileo at a rate of use of 1.0 litre per hectare.
MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL DOSE :1.0 litre product per hectare
MAXIMUM TOTAL DOSE :2.0 litres product per hectare
Winter and Spring Barley
Apply Galileo at a rate of use of 1.0 litre per hectare.
MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL DOSE : 1.0 litre product per hectare
MAXIMUM TOTAL DOSE : 2.0 litres product per hectare
Winter and Spring Oats
Apply Galileo at a rate of use of 1.0 litre per hectare.
MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL DOSE : 1.0 litre product per hectare
MAXIMUM TOTAL DOSE : 2.0 litres product per hectare
Winter and Spring Oilseed rape
Apply Galileo at 1.0 litre/hectare up to before the end of flowering (GS69)
MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL DOSE : 1.0 litre product per hectare
MAXIMUM TOTAL DOSE : 1.0 litre product per hectare

Volume and Application
When applied to cereals, Galileo must always be applied in tank-mix with an appropriate partner fungicide with a different mode of action.
Apply in at least 200 litres of water per hectare using a medium quality spray (BCPC) at a pressure of at least 2 bar. Apply through conventional crop spraying equipment. In dense crops, increase the water volume to 250-300 litres per hectare to improve coverage.

Mixing
Ensure that the sprayer is clean and correctly set to give an even application at the required volume. Half-fill the spray tank with clean water and start agitation. Shake the container and add the required amount of Galileo to the sprayer using a filling device (e.g. induction bowl or closed transfer unit) or by direct addition to the sprayer tank.
Wash out containers thoroughly, preferably using an integrated pressure rinsing device, or manually rinse three times. Add washings to the sprayer at the time of filling. Complete filling to the required volume and continue to agitate throughout the spraying operation.
Do not leave the spray liquid in the sprayer for long periods (such as during meal breaks or overnight).