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A broad-spectrum fungicide for wheat, barley, rye, oats, oilseed rape, sugar beet and fodder beet.
A suspension concentrate containing 200 g/l azoxystrobin and 80 g/l cyproconazole.

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.

GENERAL INFORMATION
MIRADOR XTRA is a suspension concentrate containing 200 g/l azoxystrobin and 80 g/l cyproconazole.
MIRADOR XTRA contains both a triazole and a strobilurin fungicide. It has contact and systemic activity, with protectant properties for the control of a wide range of diseases in all commercial varieties of winter and spring wheat, winter and spring barley, winter and spring oats, rye and winter, spring oilseed rape, sugar beet and fodder beet.

DISEASES CONTROLLED
Wheat
Leaf spot (Zymoseptoria tritici)
Glume blotch (Septoria nodorum)
Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis)
Brown rust (Puccinia recondita)
Eyespot (Tapesia yallundae and Tapesia acuformis) - useful reduction
Can reduce the severity of Take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici)
When used to control other diseases, MIRADOR XTRA will also control wheat powdery mildew.

Barley
Leaf blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis) - moderate control
Net blotch (Pyrenophora teres)
Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis hordei)
Brown rust (Puccinia hordei)
Eyespot (Tapesia yallundae and Tapesia acuformis) - useful reduction
Can reduce the severity of Take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici)

Oats
Crown rust (Puccinia coronata)
Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis f.sp. avenae)

Rye
Brown rust (Puccinia recondita)
Leaf blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis) - moderate control
Powdery mildew (Eryisphe graminis)

Oilseed rape
Dark leaf and pod spot (Alternaria brassicae)
Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)
Sugar beet and fodder beet
Powdery mildew (Erysiphe betae)
Rust (Uromyces betae)
Ramularia leaf spot (Ramularia beticola)
Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola)

CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS and RYE

Spray timing
Treatment at early stages of disease development will ensure the best results. Apply at first sign of disease attack. A further application may be needed if disease attack is prolonged.

Take-all
When used to control the listed foliar diseases, MIRADOR XTRA applied at the first or second node stage of the crop can reduce the severity of Take-all infection.

Rate of use
1 litre per hectare

Resistance management
Use MIRADOR XTRA as part of an Integrated Crop Management (ICM) strategy incorporating other methods of control, including where appropriate other fungicides with a different mode of action. You must not apply more than two foliar applications of Qol containing products to any cereal crop. MIRADOR XTRA contains a DMI fungicide. Resistance to some DMI fungicides has been identified in Septoria leaf blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) which may seriously affect the performance of some products. For further advice on resistance management in DMIs contact your agronomist or specialist advisor, and visit the FRAG-UK website. Failure to follow resistance management action may result in reduced levels of disease control.
Strains of wheat and barley powdery mildew resistant to Qol’s are common in the UK. Control of wheat powdery mildew can only be relied upon from the triazole component. Where specific control of wheat mildew is required, this should be achieved through a programme of measures, including products with recommendations for control of mildew that contain different active substances used in mixture or sequence.

OILSEED RAPE
Timing
Before applying MIRADOR XTRA, ensure the crop is free from any stress caused by environmental or agronomic effects. Best results will be achieved from applications made as a protectant treatment following a disease risk assessment or the use of appropriate decision support systems.
A second treatment may be required if disease pressure remains high.

Sclerotinia
MIRADOR XTRA should be applied as a protectant spray during flowering. The optimum timing is early flowering to mid flowering (GS 60 - GS 65).
A late application of MIRADOR XTRA against Sclerotinia will also limit the development of Alternaria.

Rate of use
1 litre per hectare

Resistance management
To avoid the likelihood of resistance developing, application of MIRADOR XTRA should be made with due regard to current FRAG-UK guidelines for Qol compounds. Do not make more than two applications of MIRADOR XTRA to crops of oilseed rape. Use MIRADOR XTRA as part of an Integrated Crop Management (ICM) strategy.

SUGAR BEET AND FODDER BEET
Timing
Apply MIRADOR XTRA at the first signs of the disease, before it becomes established. A single application of MIRADOR XTRA may give adequate disease protection from re-infection, but a second application can be applied where crops are at risk from later attacks. Under sustained high risk of disease, care is required to ensure that the second application is applied no later than the first sign of re-infection. Allow a minimum of 21 days between applications. Applications of MIRADOR XTRA can be made up to 36 days before harvest.

Rate of use
0.9 litre per hectare
Two applications may be made per crop.

Resistance management
To avoid the likelihood of resistance developing, application of MIRADOR XTRA should be made with due regard to current FRAG-UK guidelines for Qol compounds. Do not make more than two applications of MIRADOR XTRA to crops of sugar and fodder beet. Use MIRADOR XTRA as part of an Integrated Crop Management (ICM) strategy.

MIXING AND SPRAYING
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 MIRADOR XTRA 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.

VOLUME OF WATER AND SPRAYING
Cereals and oilseed rape - Apply in a recommended 200 litres of water per hectare. Sugar beet and fodder beet - Apply in a recommended 200-400 litres of water per hectare Use a medium quality spray (BCPC) at a pressure of at least 2 bar. Apply through conventional crop spraying equipment.

AFTER SPRAYING
Thoroughly wash out sprayer according to the manufacturer’s guidelines and dispose of washings and clear containers according to DEFRA Code of Practice and local water authority guidelines. Crops should not be re-entered until spray residues are dry.