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For commercial and on-farm use
Seed treatment for barley, brassica vegetables, bulb vegetables, corn, cotton, cucurbit vegetables, dried shelled peas and beans, edible podded legume vegetables, leafy vegetables, oat, peanut, rapeseed, rice, root and tuber vegetables, rye, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, wheat and triticale Xemium 2.78 fungicide ST is not for sale, distribution, or use in Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York State.

Product Information
Xemium 2.78 fungicide ST is a broad-spectrum fungicide that provides preventive seed and seedling protection from several seed and soilborne diseases. Make all applications according to the use directions in this label. Use the higher rates of Xemium 2.78 when disease pressure is expected to be high.

Resistance Management
Fluxapyroxad, the active ingredient of Xemium 2.78, belongs to the group of respiration inhibitors classified by the U.S. EPA and Canada PMRA as a target site of action Group 7 fungicide. Due to the minimal amounts of Xemium 2.78 applied to the seed, the potential for development of resistance is low. Seed treatments of Xemium 2.78, therefore, can be followed by foliar use, and resistance management guidelines of foliar use fungicides containing fluxapyroxad as specified on the respective labels should be followed.

Application Instructions
For use in commercial seed treatment facilities and on-farm systems.
Xemium 2.78 is a suspension concentrate (SC) formulation and contains a red dye. This dye will impart an unnatural color to the seed for the purpose of preventing accidental use as food for man or feed for animals. Apply Xemium 2.78 as a water-based mixture using standard slurry or mist-type seed treatment application equipment. The exact amount of water needed to provide the mixture or slurry rate (ml/100 kg or oz/cwt of seed) for optimum coverage is difficult to predict because weather conditions (hot or cold), seed type and surface, and equipment used all have a bearing on coverage. Consult a seed treatment specialist regarding slurry rates recommended for the crop seed to be treated with Xemium 2.78. The required amount of Xemium 2.78 must then be diluted with the specified amount of water that will provide uniform and complete coverage on the seed surface. Uniform application on seed and complete seed coverage are necessary for seed safety and best disease protection. Seed must be of a good quality and well cleaned prior to treatment. Consult the seed treatment specialist for calibration and operation procedures of the seed treatment equipment being used. Mechanical agitation is required for proper mixing of Xemium 2.78. Prepare no more mixture of Xemium 2.78 than is needed for immediate treating. Add 3/4 of the required volume of water to the mix tank. With agitation running, add the required amount of Xemium 2.78 in the tank along with other seed treatment components. Add the remaining 1/4 amount of the required volume of water. Use the mixing sequence that follows. Agitate thoroughly before and during application.

Xemium 2.78 With Tank Mix Partners
Xemium 2.78 mixes easily with water and other waterbased seed treatments. When using Xemium 2.78 in a tank mixture with seed treatment products, observe all directions for use, crops/sites, use rates, dilution ratios, precautions, and limitations that appear on the tank mix partner label. Label dosage or application rate must not be exceeded, and the most restrictive label precautions and limitations must be followed. Xemium 2.78 must not be mixed with any product that prohibits such mixing. All applications must be made according to the use directions. When mixing Xemium 2.78 with seed treatment products, test the compatibility prior to use by conducting a jar test as follows:
1. Mix all intended seed treatments with the appropriate amount of water in a clear glass container.
2. Mix well and allow to sit for 1 hour.
3. Remix and observe for incompatibility.
Physical compatibility is only part of compatibility. Testing also needs to be done with the seed to make sure the combination of products does not have detrimental effects on the seed.

Tank Mixing Instructions
1. Add 3/4 of the required amount of water to the mix tank and turn on the agitation. Mechanical agitation is preferred.
2. Use the following mixing sequence: wettable powders, soluble powders, flowable formulations, emulsifiable concentrates, and remaining 1/4 of the required water. The 1/4 of the required water as the last item for addition to the premix tank can be used as rinsate for the chemical container or to adjust the total slurry to compensate for water displacement by powdered products.
3. Maintain agitation until the entire slurry mixture has beenused.
 4. Ensure that seed is dry prior to bagging.
SEED LABELING NOTE: Federal law requires that bags of treated seed shall be labeled with the following: "This seed has been treated with Xemium 2.78 fungicide
ST containing fluxapyroxad. DO NOT use for food, feed or oil purposes. Store away from food and feedstuffs." The seed label should also include the following: "When opening this bag or loading, pouring, or handling the treated seed wear long-sleeved shirt, long pants, shoes, and socks. After the seeds have been planted in soil or other planting media, DO NOT enter or allow worker entry into areas with treated seeds for 12 hours, except that workers may enter the areas
with treated seeds without restriction if there will be no worker contact with the soil/media subsurface." “Excess treated seed may be used for ethanol production only if (1) by-products are not used for livestock feed and (2) no measurable residues of pesticide remain in ethanol by-products that are used in agronomic practice.”