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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.
Velum Prime contains fluopyram (a pyridinyl-ethyl-benzamide) recommended for control of nematodes in carrots and potatoes (ware, seed and salad crops).
PROTECT FROM FROST

APPLICATION

Water volume
Apply Velum Prime in 200–1000 litres water per hectare.
A spray pressure of 2–3 bar is recommended.
Spray quality
Apply as a MEDIUM or COURSE spray quality.
For further advice on the application of Velum Prime please contact Bayer
CropScience Ltd.
Latest Permitted Timing
Before or at planting/drilling.
Mixing
Thoroughly shake the pack before use.
Add the required quantity of Velum Prime 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.

PESTS CONTROLLED

Potatoes
Yellow Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) and White Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera pallida).

Carrots
Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.), Carrot cyst nematode (Heterodera carotae), Root lesion nematode (Pratylenchus penetrans), Stunt nematode (Tylenchorhynchus spp.), Stubby root nematode (Trichodorus spp.).

APPLICATION TIMING

Do not apply more than 250 g/ha Fluopyram via soil treatment per calendar year, Velum Prime can be incorporated into the soil every second year.

Carrots
Apply Velum Prime as a Broadcast Spray / incorporation in February to June up to maximum of 10 days prior to drilling in 200–1000 Litres of water per hectare.
Soil incorporation must be made to a depth of 10–20 cm.
If the crop is intended for processing consult the processor before the use of Velum Prime.

Potatoes
Apply Velum Prime as a Broadcast Spray / incorporation in February to June up to a maximum of 3 days prior to planting in 200–800 Litres of water per hectare. Soil incorporation must be made to a depth of 10–20 cm.
Alternatively an in-furrow spray can be applied at planting in 200 Litres of water per hectare.
Where Velum Prime is applied as an in-furrow treatment application should be made using two nozzles per row—one at the front of the planting share and directed down into the furrow and the second at the rear of the share and directed so to spray the soil as it closes around the planted furrow.
If the crop is intended for processing consult the processor before the use of Velum Prime.
Cardoons, celeries, Florence fennels and crops belonging to the category ‘other stem vegetables’ cannot be allowed as succeeding crops.

RESISTANCE STRATEGY

Velum Prime contains fluopyram (pyridinyl-ethyl-benzamide). As nematicides are not included in the mode of action classification scheme of IRAC, fluopyram is not assigned to any mode of action class by IRAC. However, fluopyram also controls certain plant pathogens and is classified by FRAC as a member of the SuccinateDehydrogenase Inhibitor (SDHI) group of fungicides. A resistance management strategy in the crops where Velum Prime is applied also requires consideration of uses other of Succinate- Dehydrogenase Inhibitors (SDHI) for disease control.