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A fungicide for use on winter and spring crops of wheat, barley and rye.

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.
Torch is recommended for control of a range of diseases on winter and spring sown crops of wheat, barley and rye.

DISEASES CONTROLLED
The possible development of diseases resistant to Torch cannot be excluded or predicted. Where such resistant strains occur, Torch is unlikely to give satisfactory control.
Repeated application of Torch 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 delay the development of resistance. Spiroxamine, fenpropidin and fenpropimorph share a similar mode of action.

Cereals
Winter and spring wheat
Yellow rust and brown rust, Powdery mildew 

Rye
Yellow rust and brown rust, Powdery mildew

Barley
Leaf blotch (Rhynchosporium), Yellow rust and brown rust, Powdery mildew

Water Volume
Most crops: 200 litres/hectare
Dense crops after the first node is detectable: 250 litres/hectare
Large crops, varieties highly susceptible to disease: 300 litres/hectare
A pressure of 2-3 bar (30-40 psi) is recommended.
Apply as a MEDIUM quality spray (as defined by BCPC). Boom height should be adjusted to ensure good 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 as recommended.

TIMINGS OF APPLICATION
For best disease control and yield benefits, Torch should be applied at an early stage of disease development, before infection spreads to new crop growth.
Torch may be applied at any stage as follows:
Wheat, rye - before caryopsis watery ripe stage;
Barley - up to and including ear emergence complete.

Powdery Mildew
Apply Torch at first signs of disease.
Where disease pressure remains high application may be repeated if necessary.

Yellow Rust and Brown Rust
Torch applied at first signs of disease will control yellow rust and give moderate control of brown rust. Applications to established infections will be less effective.
A second application may be made 2-3 weeks later if reinfection occurs.

Rhynchosporium
Reduction of Rhynchosporium can be achieved by an application of Torch when first signs of the disease become visible in spring.
A second application may be made 2-3 weeks later if reinfection occurs.

MIXING
Thoroughly shake the pack before use.
Add the required quantity of Torch 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.