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Seed treatment for the control of the principal seed-borne diseases and soil-borne bunt in winter and spring wheat, winter and spring oats, winter barley, durum wheat, rye and triticale.

A flowable concentrate formulation for seed treatment containing 100 g/l (8.7% 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.

WHEAT, OATS, DURUM WHEAT, RYE, TRITICALE
Diseases: Fusarium seedling blight / stem base browning, Bunt, Loose smut.
Rate: 100 ml product per 100 kg of seed.

WINTER BARLEY
Diseases: Fusarium seedling blight / stem base browning, Loose smut, Covered Smut (winter barley and oats), Leaf Stripe.
Rate: 100 ml product per 100 kg of seed.

Critical comments: Maximum number of treatments: One per batch. Latest time of application: Before planting.

CROPS
Redigo may be used on winter and spring wheat, winter and spring oats, winter barley, durum wheat, rye and triticale.

DISEASES CONTROLLED
Wheat, Oats, Durum Wheat, Rye and Triticale
Fusarium seedling blight / stem base browning
Redigo improves crop establishment and the health of stem bases by reducing the symptoms of seedling blight and stem base browning caused by Microdochi um nivale and Fusarium culmorum.
Bunt
Redigo controls bunt caused by seed-or soil-borne infections of Tilletia caries.
Loose smut
Redigo controls loose smut caused by Ustilago nuda and U. avenae.
Winter Barley
Fusarium seedling blight / stem base browning
Redigo improves crop establishment and the health of stem bases by reducing the symptoms of seedling blight and stem base browning caused by Microdochium nivale.
Loose smut
Redigo controls loose smut caused by Ustilago nuda fsp. hordei.
Covered Smut (winter barley and oats)
Redigo controls covered smut caused Ustilago hordei and U. kolleri (covered smut is rare in the UK).
Leaf Stripe
Redigo controls leaf stripe caused by seed borne infections of Pyrenophora graminea.

RATE OF USE
100 ml of Redigo per 100 kg of seed (1.0 litre per tonne of seed).

APPLICATION
Redigo must only be used in conjunction with Bayer CropScience approved seed treatment application equipment by following the procedures given in the operating instructions. ALWAYS follow the operating instructions.
Ensure that Redigo is homogeneous before use. Where necessary, the product should be fully re-dispersed using a re-circulating pump or mechanical agitator.

Warning: containers of greater than 20 litres capacity should be handled only with mechanical assistance.

Redigo should be evenly applied using a Bayer CropScience recommended seed treatment machine, which has been a ccurately calibrated to obtain the correct dose rate.
Redigo should be co-applied with a minimum of 2–4 litres of water per tonne of seed to
improve the evenness of coverage of treated seed. The amount of water used will depend on the type of seed treate r used and processing conditions.
After use the product application equipment should be thoroughly cleaned using clean water.

SEED QUALITY
Redigo seed treatment should not be used on seed with more than 16% moisture content, or on sprouted, cracked, skinned or otherwise damaged seed.
All seed batches should be tested to ensure they are viable and suitable for treatment with Redigo.

LABELLING OF TREATED SEED LABEL
TREATED SEED with the appropriate precautions using printed sacks, labels or bag tags.

STORAGE OF TREATED SEED
Winter wheat: Seed treated with Redigo should preferably be drilled in the season of treatment.
Although Redigo is not known to have any effect on the storage life of treated seed, the subsequent germination and performance of such seed may be adversely affected by physical storage conditions. No liability can therefore be accepted for the performance of stored, treated seed.
Winter barley, spring wheat, oats, rye, triticale and durum wheat: treated seed must be used within the season of treatment.

DRILLING OF TREATED SEED
It is essential to check drill calibration before use and again for each seed lot drilled to ensure an accurate seed rate. Redigo treated seed should be drilled at 4 cm (1.5”) depth into a well prepared and firm seedbed providing optimal conditions for crop emergence and establishment, using a minimum drilling rate of 125 kg/ha for wheat.
Adverse seedbed conditions such as very dry, fluffy, cloddy or capped seedbeds, water-logging, drilling too deep or too shallow, the use of seed with low germination capacity/vigour and residual herbicides, can reduce the field emergence of cereals. This may be accentuated by Redigo.

FOLLOW-UP SPRAY TREATMENTS
Fungal diseases of aerial plant parts:
To give protection against air-borne and splash-borne diseases later in the season appropriate follow-up fungicide sprays should be used.

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