SKU CH-569Difo 250 EC
Difo is a systemic fungicide for preventive and curative use in the protection against fungal diseases in crops including winter oilseed rape, sugar beet, apple tree, and pear tree.
Description
ACTION OF DIFO PRODUCT:
Difo is a fungicide in the form of a concentrate for preparing an aqueous emulsion. The product has systemic action and is intended for preventive and curative use in protection against fungal diseases.
DIFO CONTENT OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES:
difenoconazole (a compound from the triazole group) – 250 g/l (23.58%)
DIFO SCOPE OF USE, TIMING AND DOSES:
The product is intended for use with self-propelled or tractor-mounted field sprayers, self-propelled or tractor-mounted orchard sprayers, and hand sprayers.
How to use Difo :
Winter oilseed rape
Phoma stem canker, sclerotinia stem rot
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use from the beginning of flowering to full flowering (approx. 50% of flowers open) (BBCH 60-65).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 1.
Recommended water volume: 100 - 400 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Sugar beet
Cercospora leaf spot
Maximum dose for single application: 0.4 l/ha
Recommended dose for single application: 0.36-0.4 l/ha
Application timing: Apply immediately after first symptoms of the disease appear, usually from the stage of complete canopy closure between rows (BBCH 39).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2
Interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 300 l/ha
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Apple tree, pear tree
Apple scab, pear scab.
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.2 l/ha.
Application timing: Treatments should be performed from the pink bud stage (apple tree) or white bud stage (pear tree) to the end of fruit and seed ripening (BBCH 57-89).
Number of treatments: 4.
Interval between treatments: at least 7 days.
Recommended water volume: 500 - 750 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of trees and their developmental stage.
Use the product preventively and curatively up to 120 hours after infection and for eradication. For eradication of scab spots, two applications of Difo 250 EC at intervals of at least 7 days are recommended.
Maximum number of treatments per growing season for pear tree: 4.
Apple tree
Powdery mildew of apple
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.2 l/ha.
Application timing: Use from the pink bud stage to the end of fruit and seed ripening (BBCH 57-89).
Number of treatments: 4.
Interval between treatments: at least 7 days.
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 4. Recommended water volume: 500 - 750 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of trees and their developmental stage.
Maximum number of treatments per growing season for apple tree: 4.
USE OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCT IN SMALL-SCALE CROPS AND APPLICATIONS
The user alone is responsible for the effectiveness and phytotoxicity of the plant protection product used in small-scale crops
Asparagus
Asparagus rust, purple spot of asparagus shoots
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use after harvesting asparagus spears (edible stems).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Beetroot
Beet rust
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 30 days before harvesting roots for consumption (BBCH 20-89); from the stage of 10 or more leaves to complete canopy closure between beet rows (BBCH 20-39) a maximum of 2 treatments can be performed.
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Green chicory grown in greenhouse
Rust, powdery mildew
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 21 days before harvest (BBCH 20-89).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 1.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Root chicory
Rust, powdery mildew
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 30 days before root harvest (BBCH 20-89).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Salsify
Powdery mildew
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 14 days before harvest (BBCH 20-89); from the stage of 10 leaves to the beginning of root thickening a maximum of 2 treatments can be performed (BBCH 20-39).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Carrot, root parsley, parsnip, celeriac, horseradish, artichoke
Powdery mildew, alternaria leaf spot
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 14 days before harvest (BBCH 20-89); from the stage of 10 leaves to the beginning of root thickening a maximum of 2 treatments can be performed (BBCH 20-39).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Turnip, rutabaga
Alternaria leaf spot
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 14 days before harvest (BBCH 20-89); from the stage of 10 leaves to the beginning of root thickening a maximum of 2 treatments can be performed (BBCH 20-39).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Celery stalk, fennel (finocchio)
Septoria leaf blotch
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 21 days before harvest (BBCH 20-89).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Broccoli
Alternaria leaf spot of cabbage, cruciferous leaf spot
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of disease appear, from the stage when the head begins to form, but no later than 14 days before harvest (BBCH 40-89).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Head cabbage, Brussels sprouts
Alternaria leaf spot of cabbage (Phoma stem canker), cruciferous leaf spot
Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, from the stage when the head begins to form in head cabbage, and from the beginning of lateral bud development in Brussels sprouts, but no later than 14 days before harvest (BBCH 40-89).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Spinach, Swiss chard (leaf beet)
Rust
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear, but no later than 30 days before harvest (BBCH 20-89); from the stage of 10 leaves to the stage when the leaf rosette is fully developed a maximum of 2 treatments can be performed (BBCH 20-39).
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Roses grown in the ground
Powdery mildew, rust
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection appear.
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
Seed plantations of medicinal, aromatic and ornamental plants
Powdery mildew, rust
Maximum / recommended dose for single application: 0.5 l/ha.
Application timing: Use preventively or after first symptoms of infection or disease appear.
Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.
Minimum interval between treatments: at least 14 days.
Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.
Recommended spraying: fine droplet.
Adjust spray liquid volume to the size of plants and their developmental stage.
DIFO PRODUCT PRE-HARVEST INTERVAL:
Winter oilseed rape – 56 days,
Sugar beet - 21 days,
Red beet, root chicory, spinach, Swiss chard – 30 days,
Green chicory, celery stalk, fennel – 21 days,
Apple tree, pear tree, broccoli, head cabbage, Brussels sprouts, turnip, rutabaga, carrot, parsley, parsnip, celeriac, salsify, horseradish, artichoke – 14 days,
Asparagus, roses, seed plantations of medicinal, aromatic, ornamental plants – not applicable.
