Vitaflo C
It's all grow with Vitaflo
LabelActive ingredient: 400 g/L CARBOXIN, 3.2 g/L CYPERMETHRIN
Active against: Covered smut/Bunt (wheat), Loose smut (wheat), Flag smut (wheat), Stored grain insects, Covered smut (barley), Loose smut (barley), Covered smut (oats), Loose smut (oats), Loose smut (triticale), Flag smut (triticale)
Vitaflo C protects against smuts and bunts, increases yield potential and improves emergence with stronger, healthier seedlings.
Vitaflo C features:
- Controls cereal smuts and bunt.
- Soft on seed. Does not delay or hinder the germination of seed.
- Does not retard the growth of the coleoptile of the germinating seed, improving emergence.
- Best option when seedlings are stressed.
- Best option for use in trifluralin treated paddocks.
- Increases yield.
- Encourages healthy root development.
- Contains cypermethrin for storage grain insect control.
- Fungicide group unique to seed treatment fungicides.
Controls cereal smuts and bunt
Vitaflo and Vitavax contain the active ingredient carboxin. Carboxin is a powerful systemic fungicide that controls smuts and bunt. When used at a rate of 1.25 L/t, Vitaflo will control bunt and flag smut of wheat and covered smut of barley. At double this rate (2.5 L/t), Vitaflo will also control loose smut of wheat and barley. Untreated seed renders the crop vulnerable to infection by smut. Smutted grain may be downgraded or rejected at the receival site. There is nil tolerance for bunt in wheat, and tolerance of only three loose smut infected grains/0.5 L wheat or feed barley. Loose smut infected barley is not accepted for malting.
Soft on seed—does not delay or hinder germination
Most seed treatment fungicides, including Premis and Real, contain active ingredients from the triazole family. These act to delay or even reduce seedling emergence. Carboxin is soft on the seed and, in fact, is the only seed treatment on which a US patent is held for its use as a plant growth enhancer (Patent 3454391). The growth stimulation activity of carboxin is due to the triggering of the nitrate reductase enzyme, an enzyme involved with the uptake of nitrogen.
Percentage Increase in Emergence of Cereals in Selected States
Treated with Vitaflo/Vitavax over other Seed Treatments
(Number of Trials Conducted).
| State | Wheat | Barley | Oats | Triticale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 15.1% (13) | 7.4% (1) | 16.0% (8) | |
| Western Australia | 22.1% (7) | |||
| New South Wales | 17.1% (19) | 20.0% (1) | ||
| South Australia | 11.0% (15) | 20.2% (5) | ||
| Queensland | 16.6% (9) | 4.5% (6) | 30.0% (1) | |
| Australia | 14.5% (63) | 10.0% (12) | 17.8% (10) | 18.8% (2) |
NB: 'Australia' results have been averaged over the individual trials,
not average emergence as presented.
Emerging coleoptiles
Does not retard coleoptile growth
The coleoptile is a sheath that guides the germinated shoot through the soil to the surface. The first leaf emerges from the coleoptile. Triazole seed treatments may reduce germination and seedling emergence because they retard the growth of the coleoptile by up to 30 mm.
Carboxin, a patented growth enhancer, does not have this negative effect on the coleoptile and actually works to improve emergence. The coleoptile is critical to getting the crop out of the ground quickly. Early emerging seedlings have a higher probability of producing more grain than those emerging a few days later. Hence, seed treated with Vitaflo tends to produce higher yields than that treated with a triazole.
Mean coleoptile length (mm) of 9 varieties of wheat after
treatment with various seed treatment fungicides
Best option when seedlings are stressed
Seed which endures stresses such as deep sowing, waterlogged soil, heavy (clay) or crusting soils, should be treated with Vitaflo. A triazole treatment will retard the coleoptile providing a further hindrance to emergence. Additionally, it has been found that seed sown into warm soils has a shorter coleoptile. Therefore, seed sown early into warm soils in Northern New South Wales and Queensland should be treated with Vitaflo to optimize crop emergence. Cold temperatures, certain herbicides and even urea may also affect crop establishment. Where these are of concern, Vitaflo should be used to ensure the seed treatment does not contribute to compound the stress.
Best option for use with trifluralin
Vitaflo is safe to use with herbicides at the time of sowing. It is the only seed treatment fungicide recommended to be used in combination with trifluralin. The coleoptile-retarding action of both triazole seed treatments and trifluralin can reduce crop emergence. If a foliar disease-controlling seed treatment such as Baytan or Real is to be used, treated seed should be sown just below the trifluralin layer.
Increases yield
It has been shown, over hundreds of trials, that if seedlings emerge quickly and early, crop yield potential is increased. Vitaflo has a positive effect on coleoptile growth and assists the crop to emerge quickly. It protects the plant against smuts and bunt, and helps the seedling to better tolerate adverse growing conditions.
Encourages healthy roots
Vitaflo's enhancement leads to the development of strong, healthy roots. When a plant establishes a strong root system early, it is better able to withstand stresses due to limited moisture and extreme temperature, which restrict crop growth. Additionally, a healthy, extensive root system means better grain filling, particularly under arid Australian conditions, and can help prevent premature senescence.
Storage insect control
The 'C' in Vitaflo C stands for cypermethrin. Cypermethrin is an insecticide that stops weevils and grain borers attacking grain during storage. Seed treated with Vitaflo C may be stored for up to a year with chemical protection against storage grain insects. Note that the insecticide activity is diminished by high temperatures and other conditions, thereby affecting the duration of insect control in stored grain.
Fungicide group unique to seed treatment fungicides
The active ingredient of Vitaflo, carboxin, is a Group G fungicide. All other seed treatment fungicides contain active ingredients from Group C. Thus Vitaflo is an effective tool to use in fungicide resistance management.
