"Armor 3" is an effective seed treatment containing three active ingredients. This substance has pronounced fungicidal properties, making it often used to protect plants from fungal infections. It is also widely used to treat cereal seeds. To ensure the desired effect, it is important to strictly follow the instructions.
Composition and release form
The product is available as a suspension concentrate. It contains several active ingredients. Their combination allows for greater fungicide effectiveness. One liter of the product contains the following components:
- 60 grams of thiabendazole;
- 60 grams of tebuconazole;
- 40 grams of imazalil.
The product is classified as a systemic pesticide. Furthermore, it belongs to several chemical classes: benzimidazoles, imidazoles, and triazoles. The product is sold in 5-liter canisters.
Mechanism of action
The substance's high effectiveness is due to the combination of several active ingredients, each with different effects on pathogens. The product's action is as follows:
- Imazolil inhibits sterol production in the cell membranes of phytopathogens. This inhibits demethylation at position 14 of lanosterol or 24 of methylenedihydrolanosterol. The substance promotes the rupture of fungal membranes.
- Tebuconazole inhibits ergosterol production in pathogen cell membranes. It prevents external and internal seed infections. This component helps prevent infections with common smut and loose smut. It also prevents the development of helminthosporiosis and septoria.
- Thiabendazole disrupts the cell division process of pathogens. This component significantly enhances the effectiveness of other active ingredients. This product helps combat various types of rot that affect underground plant tissue. It also helps prevent the development of snow mold.
The drug "Armor 3" has many advantages:
- therapeutic and prophylactic properties;
- long-lasting protective effect;
- complete absence of phytotoxicity;
- unique dosage form;
- increasing the germination of seed material and accelerating the emergence of seedlings;
- improving the development of the root system of cereals;
- low usage rates;
- ease of use.
Purpose
The drug should be used for a wide variety of plants:
- Wheat – this composition effectively destroys hard and loose smut. It helps eliminate various types of root rot, including fusarium and helminthosporiosis. Furthermore, the substance effectively kills snow mold. It makes it easy to get rid of mold on seeds.
- Barley is used to combat various types of smut. It can be used to treat stone smut, loose smut, and false loose smut. It effectively combats root rot and prevents mold growth on seed. It also helps eliminate net spot.
- Oats – a substance that helps combat loose and smutty smut. It eliminates root rot, prevents mold from forming on seeds, and eliminates red-brown spot.
- Flax is a product that perfectly destroys anthracnose and mottle on this plant.
How to use correctly
The product has a rapid onset of action. It penetrates plants during the germination stage. It then spreads throughout the crop as it develops. The majority of the product is absorbed by the grain 10-30 days after planting. The fungicidal effect begins immediately after planting.
To ensure the desired results, it's important to use the product correctly. Specific dosages are listed in the table:
| Usage norm | Plant | Pathologies | Processing Features | Waiting period (number of treatments) |
| 0.4 | Wheat | Smut, root rot, early stages of powdery mildew, septoria | Seeds can be treated before planting or in advance. Use 10 liters of the working solution per ton. | — (1) |
| 0.4-0.5 | Winter wheat | Fusarium snow mold | Seeds should be treated in advance or before planting. Use 10 liters of working solution per 1 ton of seeds. | — (1) |
| 0.4-0.5 | Barley | Various types of smut, root rot, mold on seed material, dark brown and net spot | Seeds should be treated in advance or before planting. Apply 10 liters of working solution per ton of barley. | — (1) |
Precautionary measures
The product belongs to hazard class 2. Therefore, when using it, it is recommended to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), such as goggles, gloves, and a respirator. Since the substance is used to treat seeds, it poses no danger to bees.
Is compatibility possible?
"Dospeh 3" can be combined with a wide variety of medications. It can be safely combined with medications based on propiconazole, imidacloprid, and imazalil. It also combines well with medications based on thiram, thiabendazole, flutriafol, and azoxystrobin. It can also be combined with the adjuvant "Agropol."
How and how long to store
The medication should be stored at a temperature of 4-25°C. It is recommended to store it in a dry, dark place. When stored properly, the shelf life of the medication is 3 years.
Analogues
If necessary, "Armor 3" can be replaced with the following preparations:
- "Triton";
- "Treasure";
- Anker Trio;
- "Favorite Trio";
- Stinger Trio.
"Armor 3" is a highly effective product used to treat cereal seeds before planting. Its combined composition ensures reliable protection against fungal diseases.