Gardeners use Vitaros to prevent plant diseases. The drug is intended to combat infections affecting bulbs, roots or tubers of flowers, as well as grain crops. The fungicidal substance is toxic. Therefore, inept actions can harm a person. Before use, agronomists advise carefully reading the instructions.
Active ingredients and preparative form of the fungicide "Vitaros"
The drug is used to treat planting material before adding it to the soil or storing it. The components included in the product destroy pathogenic bacteria in the root system of plants and seeds.
The pathogenic microflora is influenced by 2 elements:
| Name of active substances | Processing result | Action speed |
| Tiram | Inhibits enzymes and suppresses oxidative processes | 1 day |
| Carboxin | Inhibits the respiratory functions of mitochondria | 1 day to destroy external infection,
a week or more to combat internal pathogens |
"Vitaros" is produced in the form of a water-suspension concentrate. Antifreeze, thickeners and other elements in the composition form a protective film that is stable after drying. Dyes allow you to control the uniformity of processing. "Vitaros" goes on sale in ampoules. For convenience, different volumes are used - 2, 10 and 50 ml. The fungicide is also available in 100 ml bottles.
Spectrum and operating principle
The fungicide protects ornamental plants and cereals from various diseases. The drug is used to protect:
- Gladioli, tulips, daffodils and other bulbous flowers from penicellosis and rhizoctonia. The remedy is also effective against helminthosporiosis or fusarium.
- Primrose from such a disease as ramulariasis.
- Seeds, cereals from various types of mold and rot.
- From smut panicles of millet.
Treatment of planting material helps to destroy a variety of soil bacteria in the area where the root system develops.
Systemic contact action is aimed at suppressing the fungus on the surface or inside the seeds.
Once in plant tissue, the drug is distributed at growth points and protects cereals or flower crops from the harmful effects of microorganisms.
Consumption rate of the drug
Depending on the disease and the type of plant, different amounts of Vitaros are used:
| Type of planting material | Diseases | Solution saturation | Mixture consumption per weight of seeds or tubers | Processing method |
| Flower crops | rhizoctoniosis, fusarium, helminthosporiosis, penicillosis | 1 ampoule of 2 ml is diluted in 1 liter of water | 1 l/kg | soak for 2 hours |
| All potato varieties except early ripening ones | rhizoctoniasis | for 10 liters of liquid – 2 liters of the drug | 2 l/t | spraying tubers before adding to the soil |
| Cereals | mold, smut and root rot | For 7 liters of water take 3 liters of fungicide | 10 l/t | dressing before sowing |
| Corn | different types of smut and mold | 3 liters of product are dissolved in 7 liters | 5 l/t |
Due to the dye in the composition, it is recommended to wear gloves when working with Vitaros.
Instructions for use
It is not recommended to store Vitaros solution. The mixture is prepared immediately before use. For seed treatment:
- First, pour a small amount of water into the container. For this purpose, a separate container is allocated; the toxic drug is not diluted in food containers.
- Add the suspension according to the instructions and mix.
- Pour in the missing volume of liquid.
- The material is soaked or sprayed.
- After processing, the seeds or tubers are dried.
When preparing the solution, follow the recommended standards. A decrease in concentration affects the effectiveness of Vitaros.
Precautionary measures
Be careful when working with the solution.
- Clothes are covered with a plastic cape with a hood and sleeves. After the process is completed, the protective kit is soaked in a vinegar solution for 2 hours and then thoroughly washed with water.
- They cover their face with a mask and goggles, and put gloves on their hands.When spraying, it is also recommended to use a respirator.
- Disposable items are disposed of after seed treatment, accessories for permanent use are disinfected.
Store "Vitaros" in places inaccessible to children. The product is also dangerous for pets.
Degree of toxicity and compatibility with other chemicals
The substance is classified as toxicity class 3 drugs. It is not recommended to mix the fungicide with other agricultural products. "Vitaros" provides sufficient protection of plants from infections.
It is also considered inappropriate to use the drug together with natural disinfectants. There will be no work left for biological products after Vitaros.
First aid
In case of accidental contact of unprotected parts of a person’s body with Vitaros, the victim is given assistance:
- In case of contact with the eyes, the organs of vision are washed with plenty of water.
- The skin is treated with a soda solution.
- Inhaled vapors of a toxic substance are removed to fresh air.
- It is dangerous when a person swallows a solution of the drug by mistake. Sorbents help. Activated carbon, at the rate of 1 gram per kilogram of human body weight, is diluted in water. After drinking the drink, they try to induce vomiting. It is recommended to repeat the unpleasant procedure several times.
It is necessary to call a doctor in every case of fungicide poisoning. No antidotes have been developed.
Storage conditions and periods
"Vitaros" does not lose its properties for 3 years from the date of release. To store the drug, choose places inaccessible to small children or animals. It is also prohibited to leave toxic substances near food. In the room where the seed treatment agent is located, the air temperature should not be below 16 and above 35 °C.
What can be replaced?
If Vitaros is not available for sale, a complete analogue of the fungicide, Vitavax 200 FF, is used to treat the planting material. Gardeners also speak well of such preparations as Alirin, Chistosvet or Fitolavin.
Gardeners consider Vitaros to be an effective means of combating pathogenic microorganisms that cause plant diseases. If simple precautions are taken, working with the fungicide does not pose a danger to humans.
