If you’re looking for an effective way to control seed-borne disease in your spring barley this season, there’s one fungicide that should be top of your shortlist.  

RANCONA i-Mix.  

Here’s why.  

What is RANCONA i-Mix?

RANCONA i-MIX is a broad-spectrum contact and systemic fungicide seed treatment that helps protect spring barley (and winter barley + winter and spring wheat) and improve crop establishment.  

It has a unique Micro Emulsion (ME) formulation that combines two active ingredients (20g/l ipconazole and 50g/l imazalil) to protect against common seed-borne diseases in barley.  

The combination of ipconazole with imazalil gives enhanced protection, with each working in different ways:  

• Ipconazole (20g/l) inhibits ergosterol biosynthesis in fungal cell walls
• Imazalil (50g/l) acts against Fusarium and Helminthosporium spp.

Why choose RANCONA i-Mix for spring barley?

RANCONA i-MIX delivers outstanding disease control across a range of seed and soil-borne pathogens including seedling blight, snow mould, bunt, loose smut and leaf strip.  

Its unique formula delivers class-leading benefits for barley growers.  

It safely protects seeds and gives highly uniform seed coverage, with 125 times more surface contact. There’s no delay in emergence either.  

And with the tiny droplet sizes of the Micro Emulsion (ME) formulation, the lack of solid particles means minimal dust levels - a great safety bonus for operators.  

Rancona i-Mix is also effective for the suppression of the germination of ergot particles in contaminated seed stocks and the subsequent reduction in the spread of fungal spores.  

How does RANCONA i-Mix compare with other seed-borne disease control products?

If you’re deciding between RANCONA-iMix or a product with fludioxonil + sedaxane, look closer at the disease control claims, and the wider benefits of the product.  

With RANCONA i-Mix, you get:  

• Suppression of ergot germination
• Moderate control of seedling blights - Microdochium nivale and multiple Fusarium species
• Control of seed and soil borne bunt
• Control of leaf stripe
• Control of loose smut

With other products, like those containing fludioxonil + sedaxane, you only get:  

• Moderate control of fusarium culmorum blight only
• Control of seed and soil borne bunt
• Moderate control of leaf stripe
• Moderate control of loose smut

So RANCONA i-Mix delivers five key benefits, with more effective disease control.  

If you’re growing spring barley, it’s well worth checking out.  

Find all the product specs and application rates here.