This document provides information on the fungicide Stratego YLD, including: 1) It is a combination of triazole and strobilurin fungicides used to control diseases in field corn, sweet corn, and soybeans. 2) It provides both preventative and curative activity against many fungal diseases, with residual activity up to 21 days. 3) Early season applications between growth stages V4-V7 in corn can increase yields by protecting plants and reducing risks of lodging and green snap.

1. APPLICATION INFORMATION PRODUCT INFORMATION
Field Corn (includes Field Corn, Popcorn and Seed Corn) Chemical Class Triazole & Strobilurin
Use Rate per
4 to 5 fl oz/A DMI (Demethylation Inhibitors)
Application Group Name
& QoI (Quinone Outside Inhibitors)
Use Rate per
10 fl oz/A Group Number FRAC Groupings 3 & 11
Season
Apply when disease first appears and continue on AI/gal 1.05 + 3.13 lb AI/gal
Timing a 7- to 14-day interval if favorable conditions for
Formulation SC
disease development persist.
PHI 14 days (grain and fodder); 0 days (forage) Inhibition of Energy Production (QoI)
Mode of Action
and Sterol Production (DMI)
OUT HERE WE CALL IT A YIELD BUMP
Sweet Corn
Activity Preventive and curative
Use Rate per
4 to 5 fl oz/A
Application Residual Activity Up to 21 days
Use Rate per
20 fl oz/A Signal Word CAUTION Stratego® YLD fungicide gives corn and soybean farmers all-around plant
Season
Specific Gravity 1.1 g/cm3
coverage for proven disease control and higher yield potential.
Apply when disease first appears and continue on
Timing a 5- to 14-day interval if favorable conditions for Restricted Entry Interval 12 hours STRATEGO YLD IN BRIEF EARLY SEASON APPLICATION TO CORN
disease development persist.
Package Size 2.5 and 270 gallons Advanced Technology – Stratego YLD fungicide Get a head start on your yield bump by adding an early
PHI 0 days (forage and ear); 14 days (fodder)
Immediate:
is the official fungicide of the yield bump, keeping treatment of Stratego YLD to your corn. Adding an
Soybeans Barley, Corn, Peanuts, Soybeans, plants healthier with a broad spectrum of protection early treatment of Stratego YLD between the V4 to V7
Rotational Restriction Sugarbeets, Sweet Corn, Wheat and proven disease control by combining a growth stages delivers:
Use Rate per 30 days: top-performing strobilurin with the latest triazole
4 to 4.65 fl oz/A
Application All other crops technology on the market. It supplies corn and Improved yields over tassel sprays alone
Use Rate per soybean plants with a higher degree of fungicidal Improved stalk strength
13.95 fl oz/A Ground: 10 GPA, Aerial: 2 GPA. protection, particularly against anthracnose, rusts
Season Gallons per Acre (GPA)
Chemigation option.
and other diseases. Application flexibility – ground rig or aerial
Apply at early flowering or prior to disease applications
development, whichever is earlier. Repeat Field Protection – The broad-spectrum, effective
Timing application on a 10- to 21-day spray interval if disease control of Stratego YLD offers greater yield Application simplicity – may be applied in
conditions are favorable for continued disease potential and increases plants’ stress tolerance combination with many herbicides, such as Laudis®
,
development. Liberty® or glyphosate herbicides
and harvestability.
PHI 21 days
Excellent Compatibility – Stratego YLD is compatible
with most crop protection products and adjuvants. The
formulation offers easy handling, storage and mixing.
For more information on Stratego YLD ask your local Bayer CropScience Low Rates – Stratego YLD protects corn and
representative or call 1-866-992-2937. soybean plants from disease with rates as low as
4 fl oz/A.
StrategoYLD.us
Long-Lasting – Stratego YLD can provide up to
IMPORTANT: This bulletin is not intended to provide adequate information for use of these products. Read the 21 days of residual activity due to its retention and
label before using these products. Observe all label directions and precautions while using these products. redistribution properties.
UNTREATED TREATED EARLY SEASON
WITH STRATEGO YLD
Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label
instructions. Bayer (reg’d), the Bayer Cross (reg’d), Healthy Fields. Higher Yields. , Laudis®, Leverage®, Liberty and
™
Stratego YLD leaves plants greener longer for improved
Stratego® are trademarks of Bayer. Leverage 360 is a Restricted Use Pesticide. Stratego YLD and Leverage 360 are not
registered in all states. Headline is a trademark of BASF Corporation. For additional product information call toll-free photosynthetic activity and an extended grain fill period.
1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our website at www.BayerCropScience.us
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2. ™
HEALTHY FIELDS HIGHER YIELDS
EARLY SEASON APPLICATION YIELD BUMP PROVEN DISEASE CONTROL
Early season applications of Stratego YLD – typically With its powerful triazole component, Stratego YLD is effective on a broad range of diseases in corn and soybeans,
made anywhere between the V4 to V7 growth stages – including a higher degree of activity on anthracnose and rusts. In side-by-side corn trials, Stratego YLD effectively reduced
can protect corn from damaging diseases. This the severity of both gray leaf spot and common rust. Stratego YLD even stops strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot
application timing gives your corn a proven foundation (Cercospora sojina).
for maximized yields, especially when coupled with a
second spray between the VT and R2 growth stages.
Adding an early application of Stratego YLD promotes
a healthier plant with stronger stalks. This reduces the GRAY LEAF SPOT CONTROL
risk of lodging and green snap for improved harvestability, UNTREATED TREATED EARLY SEASON WITH CORN DISEASES*
and plants stay greener longer for an expanded period 2 OZ/A OF STRATEGO YLD
of grain fill. As evidenced by multiple field trials in 2011, including this one 20
from Colorado, use of Stratego YLD has shown to reduce
green snap and lodging, resulting in improved harvestability 17.3
Percent Severity
15
and yields.
10
2010-11 V4 TO V7 ON-FARM YIELD RESPONSE 5 6.2 5.4
0
30 Untreated Headline® Stratego YLD
25 165 Trials
20 Average Yield Increase +6.8 bu/A SOYBEAN DISEASES*
STROBILURIN-RESISTANT
Yield Change (bu/A)
15 FROGEYE LEAF SPOT CONTROL
10 Headline
UNTREATED TREATED EARLY SEASON WITH
4 OZ/A OF STRATEGO YLD
6 oz/A @ R3
5
36.41 bu/A
0 Bayer and multiple third parties have conducted field trials that
have shown reduced lodging on corn treated with Stratego YLD
-5
early season.
-10
Stratego YLD
86.7% POSITIVE YIELD RESPONSE 4 oz/A @ R3.5
48.08 bu/A
*See product label for complete list of diseases controlled.
UNIQUE MOVEMENT
Stratego YLD offers progressive movement in the leaf and redistribution properties that provide sustainable, long-lasting
disease protection: CONVENIENT FORMULATION
Diffuses in and on the waxy surfaces of the plant Stratego YLD features a formulation that allows for easy handling, storage and mixing with no tendency to crystallize. The water-
based SC formulation is compatible with most crop protection products, including herbicides, insecticides and adjuvants.
Protects plants with systemic transport in the tissue For example, a tankmix of Stratego YLD and Leverage® 360 insecticide can deliver soybean farmers the convenience and
Expands protection with movement in surface moisture efficiency of controlling key insects and key diseases with a single application.
Vapor phase accounts for expanded coverage to unsprayed areas