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A fungicide for the control of stem-base, foliar and ear diseases in winter and spring wheat, triticale, winter rye and for disease control in oilseed rape.
An emulsifiable concentrate formulation containing 75 g/L (7.4% w/w) bixafen, 100 g/L (9.9% w/w) prothioconazole and 100 g/L tebuconazole (9.9% w/w).
For professional use only.

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.
Skyway Xpro is a mixture of a carboxamide, triazole and triazolinthione fungicide recommended for control of a wide range of diseases on, winter and spring wheat, winter rye, triticale and oilseed rape.

WINTER and SPRING WHEAT
Diseases: Eyespot (Oculimacula spp.), Septoria leaf blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola), Glume blotch (Septoria nodorum), Powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis), Yellow rust, Brown rust, Tan spot, Fusarium ear blight, Sooty moulds.
Rate: 1L/ha

TRITICALE
Diseases: Septoria leaf blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola), Powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis), Yellow rust, Brown rust, Fusarium ear blight, Sooty moulds.
Rate: 1L/ha

WINTER RYE
Diseases: Septoria leaf blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola), Glume blotch (Septoria nodorum), Powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis), Brown rust, Rhynchosporium leaf blotch.
Rate: 1L/ha

Critical comments: Maximum total dose 2.5 litres product per hectare. Latest time of application 56 days before harvest. 

OILSEED RAPE
Diseases: Light leaf spot, Phoma leaf spot and stem canker, Sclerotinia stem rot. 
Rate: 2L/ha
Critical comments: Maximum total dose 2.0 litres product per hectare. Latest time of application 56 days before harvest.

A spray pressure of 2-3 bar is recommended. Apply Skyway Xpro in 100-300 litres water per hectare.
Apply as a medium spray quality.
CROPS
Skyway Xpro may be used on all commercial varieties of winter and spring wheat, triticale, winter rye and oilseed rape.

APPLICATION
Water volume
Apply Skyway 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.
A spray pressure of 2-3 bar is recommended.
Spray quality
Apply as a MEDIUM spray quality (as defined by BCPC).
Latest Permitted Timing
In wheat, triticale and rye, Skyway Xpro may be applied at any stage before grain milky ripe stage (GS 73). Oilseed rape up to 56 days before harvest.
Mixing
Thoroughly shake the pack before use.
Add the required quantity of Skyway 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.

Septoria
Leaf Blotch (S. tritici) and Glume Blotch (Mycosphaerella graminicola and Stagonospora nodorum)
Apply before disease is established in the crop. To protect the upper leaves and ear apply Skyway 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.
Skyway Xpro contains two DMI fungicides. 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 Skyway Xpro at the first signs of disease. Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated.
Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis)
Apply Skyway 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 Skyway 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 Skyway 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 Skyway 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 Skyway Xpro in spring at the first signs of disease. For severe infections a second application may be necessary 2-3 weeks later.

OILSEED RAPE
Depending upon disease pressure and choice of disease management programme one application of Skyway Xpro may be made in the autumn followed a second in the spring/summer.
Alternatively two applications may be made in the spring/summer.

Light Leaf Spot
Apply Skyway Xpro protectively in autumn/winter (usually late October to early December) after the first two leaves have unfolded. Follow up spray(s) may be required in late winter/early spring from the onset of stem elongation, depending on disease development. The second application of Skyway Xpro to oilseed rape must not be made prior to BBCH 21.
Phoma Leaf spot/Stem Canker
Apply Skyway Xpro in the autumn (after the first two leaves have unfolded) at the first sign of disease.
Follow up spray(s) with another effective product may be required if disease symptoms reoccur.
Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)
Apply Skyway Xpro at early to full flower RESISTANCE STRATEGY Repeated application of Skyway 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 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 crop.
Consult your adviser or Teagasc for up to date guidance regarding current resistance status and a strategy for preventing and managing resistance in the cereal and oilseed rape pathogens listed on the label. The Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) produces recommendations that may be consulted for additional information.
Strains of light leaf spot resistant to azole fungicides are known to exist. To avoid development of resistance apply product protectively in response to disease forecasts. Where possible, when light leaf spot is present, avoid the use of azole based fungicides when targeting other diseases such as Sclerotinia at mid flowering.
CAUTION:
The possible development of disease strains resistant to Skyway Xpro cannot be excluded or predicted. Where such resistant strains occur, Skyway Xpro is unlikely to give satisfactory control.