SEED TREATMENT GUIDE 2024
2025
The number of seed treatments and options for Canadian crop producers is always changing. Each year, products are reviewed and phased out, new products are launched and recommendations are updated. This can come with frustration and uncertainty, but as you will see in this year’s Seed Treatment Guide, options remain when it comes to protecting crops.
Seed treatments are an important tool for managing crops effectively. They help protect plants during critical growth stages early in the season and can help establish each crop for success. The challenge is knowing what seed treatments are available each year and how they compare to the other options.
Stakeholders must be accountable when it comes to making smart and mindful decisions when choosing which tools to use each growing season. That’s why Top Crop Manager is pleased to publish the 2024 Seed Treatment Guide, our annual reference tool listing products registered (at publication time) for cereal, corn, soybean, pulse and canola crops. We hope this guide helps when choosing products for the upcoming growing season.
That’s why Top Crop Manager is pleased to publish the 2025 Seed Treatment Guide, our annual reference tool listing products registered (at publication time) for cereal, corn, soybean, pulse and canola crops. We hope this guide helps when choosing products for the upcoming growing season.
As always, we strive to make the tables in this guide as accurate and user-friendly as possible. With that said, this guide is adapted and compiled from crop protection resources and companies and is not a definitive text. Growers should always double-check provincial guides and product labels and consult a professional to avoid errors. Protect your seed investment with the right product for your crops.
As always, we strive to make the tables in this guide as accurate and user-friendly as possible. With that said, this guide is adapted and compiled from crop protection resources and companies and is not a definitive text. Growers should always double-check provincial guides and product labels and consult a professional to avoid errors.
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Acceleron Basic Bayer fluoxastrobin (11), metalaxyl (4), prothioconazole (3), ethaboxam (22)
Acceleron
Standard with Poncho 500 Bayer fluoxastrobin (11), metalaxyl (4), prothioconazole (3), ethaboxam (22) clothianidin (4A)
Acceleron
Standard with Lumivia Bayer, Corteva Agriscience fluoxastrobin (11), metalaxyl (4), prothioconazole (3) chlorantraniliprole (28)
Belmont (t) UPL Canada metalaxyl (4)
Cruiser 5FS Syngenta thiamethoxam (4A)
Dividend Extreme (t) Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Draco Syngenta
Fortenza Syngenta cyantraniliprole (28)
Interest Forte Sharda difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Lumivia Corteva Agriscience chlorantraniliprole (28)
LumiGEN corn FST package Corteva Agriscience ipconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), inpyrfluxam (7), ethaboxam (22)
LumiGEN corn FST package with Lumivia Corteva Agriscience ipconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), inpyrfluxam (7), ethaboxam (22) chlorantraniliprole (28)
Lumialza Corteva Agriscience
Lumisure Corteva Agriscience clothianidin (4A)
Lumiante Corteva Agriscience ethaboxam (22)
Maxim Quattro Syngenta
licheniformis strain
Bacillus amyloliquefaciensstrain PTA-4838 (BM 02)
fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl-m and S-isomer (4), thiabendazole (1), azoxystrobin (11)
Poncho 600 FS (t) BASF clothianidin (4A)
Sombrero 600 FS (t) ADAMA Canada imidacloprid (4A)
Stamina (t) BASF pyraclostrobin (11)
Telex Sharda metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Vayantis Syngenta picarbutrazox (U17)
Vibrance Syngenta sedaxane (7)
Vitaflo 280 UPL Canada carbathiin (7), thiram (M)
** Suppression only. (t) Available to commercial seed treaters only. 1 Rate is for export use only. 2 Root-knot nematode suppression only. 3 Control of Rhizoctonia seed rot only. Important: Top Crop Manager’s Seed Treatment Guide tables are a guide only. It is highly recommended that growers refer to local provincial guides and labels.
Bacillus
FMCH001 (BM 02), Bacillus subtilis strain FMCH002 (BM 02)
CEREALS
Products Manufacturers Fungicide active ingredient (chemical group) Insecticide active ingredient (chemical group)
Cover 2 Loveland Products Canada ipconazole (3), metalaxyl (4)
Cruiser Vibrance Quattro Syngenta difenoconazole (3), sedaxane (7), metalaxyl-M (4), fludioxonil (12) thiamethoxam (4A)
Dividend Extreme Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Fortenza Syngenta cyantraniliprole (28)
Insure Cereal FX4 BASF triticonazole (3), fluxapyroxad (7), pyraclostrobin (11), metalaxyl (4)
Intego Suite Cereals OF Valent metalaxyl (4), ethaboxam (22), metconazole (3) clothianidin (4)
Interest Forte Sharda difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Lixar Pro Sharda prothioconazole (3), tebuconazole (3), metalaxyl (4)
Lumivia CPL Corteva Agriscience chlorantraniliprole (28)
NipsIt INSIDE Nufarm clothianidin (4A)
NipsIt SUITE Nufarm metalaxyl (4), metconazole (3) clothianidin (4A)
Rancona Trio UPL Canada ipconazole (3), carbathiin (7), metalaxyl (4)
Raxil PRO Bayer prothioconazole (3), tebuconazole (3), metalaxyl (4)
Raxil PRO Shield Bayer prothioconazole (3), tebuconazole (3), metalaxyl (4)
Sharda Meteb 11 ST Fungicide Sharda tebuconazole (3), metalaxyl (4)
Sombrero 600 FS ADAMA Canada
Straxan Corteva Agriscience difenoconazole (3), tebuconazole (3), metalaxyl (4)
imidacloprid (4A)
Crops
imidacloprid (4A)
Stress Shield Bayer imidacloprid (4A)
Telex Sharda metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Teraxxa F4 BASF triticonazole(3), fluxapyroxad (7), pyraclostrobin (11), metalaxyl (4) broflanilide (30)
Vibrance Quattro Syngenta difenoconazole (3), sedaxane (7), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4), fludioxonil (12)
Vitaflo 280 UPL Canada carbathiin (7), thiram (M)
** Suppression only. 1 Includes seed rots and blights caused by Fusarium species. Important: Top Crop Manager’s Seed Treatment Guide tables are a guide only. It is highly recommended that growers refer to local provincial guides and labels.
Diseases
Seed and seedling rots/blights (1) Cochliobolus sativus Smuts
• • W, B, O W W**, B**, O**
• ** • W, R W, R • ** • **
• ** • • W, R W, R W, R ** • **
• • • W, R, T • •
Insects
Notes
Suppresses crown and foot rot caused by Fusarium spp. in wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale.
• For control of wireworms, plus seedborne and soilborne diseases.
• For control of wireworms. Compatible with all fungicide seed treatment products.
Suppresses seedling blight and root rot caused by Cochliobolus sativus and crown and foot rot caused by Fusarium spp.
• ** • • • • ** Can add Nipsit INSIDE for additional wireworm control.
• ** • • W, R W, R W, R ** • **
W, B, O, R, T W, B, O, R, T W, B, O, R, T W, O, R, T W**, B**, O**, R**, T** W, B, O, R, T B
Suppresses seed rot, pre-emergent damping off and root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani in wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale.
• • • For control of wireworms, cutworms and armyworms, and protection against grasshoppers. Compatible with all fungicide seed treatment products.
• • ** • •
• • W,B,O
Suppresses common root rot caused by Cochliobolus sativus.
** • B Suppresses crown and foot rot caused by Fusarium spp. in wheat, barley, oat, rye and triticale.
W, B, O, R, T W, B, O, R, T W, B, O, R, T W, O, R, T W**, B**, O**, R**, T** W, B, O, R, T B
W, B, O W, B, O W, B, O W, O W**, B**, O** W, B, O B
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• ** • W, R W, R • • • **
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Suppresses seed rot, pre-emergent damping off and root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani in wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale.
Suppresses seed rot, pre-emergent damping off and root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani in wheat, barley and oats and protects against wireworms in an all-in-one ready to use formulation.
Suppresses seed rot, pre-emergent damping off and root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani in wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale. Ready-to-use formulation.
• Compatible with most fungicide seed treatment products.
Early season seed and soil-borne disease protection from yield robbing diseases like Fusarium graminearum and true loose smut. Pair with Lumivia CPL for the broadest cereal insect protection.
• Mix with Raxil PRO to control and suppress seed- and soilborne diseases and protect against wireworms. •
• • • W, R, T • •
• ** • W, R W, R • ** • **
• W ,B, R, T W, B, O W W W W, B, O, R** • B
Suppresses seedling blight and root rot caused by Cochliobolus sativus and crown and foot rot caused by Fusarium spp.
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SOYBEAN Diseases
Products Manufacturers Fungicide active ingredient (chemical group)
Acceleron Basic Bayer metalaxyl (4), penflufen (7), prothioconazole (3)
active ingredient (chemical group)
Acceleron Standard Bayer metalaxyl (4), penflufen (7), prothioconazole (3) imidacloprid (4A)
Allegiance Bayer metalaxyl (4)
Apron Maxx RTA Syngenta metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Apron XL Syngenta metalaxyl (4)
Belmont (t) UPL Canada metalaxyl (4)
Cruiser 5FS Syngenta thiamethoxam (4A)
Draco Syngenta
EverGol Energy Bayer metalaxyl (4), penflufen (7), prothioconazole (3)
Fortenza Syngenta cyantraniliprole (28)
ILEVO (t) BASF fluopyram (7)
Insure Pulse BASF metalaxyl (4), fluxapyroxad (7), pyraclostrobin (11)
INTEGO Solo Nufarm ethaboxam (22)
Lumiderm Corteva Agriscience cyantraniliprole (28)
Bacillus licheniformis strain FMCH001 (BM 02), Bacillus subtilis strain FMCH002 (BM 02)
Lumisena Corteva Agriscience oxathiapiprolin (49) •
LumiTreo Corteva Agriscience oxathiapiprolin (49), ipconazole (3), picoxystrobin (11)
LumiTreo + Belmont Corteva Agriscience, UPL Canada oxathiapiprolin (49), ipconazole (3), picoxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4)
LumiTreo + Belmont + Lumiderm Corteva Agriscience, UPL Canada oxathiapiprolin (49), ipconazole (3), picoxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4) cyantraniliprole (28)
LumiTreo + Belmont + Stress Shield Corteva Agriscience, UPL Canada, Bayer oxathiapiprolin (49), ipconazole (3), picoxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4) imidacloprid (4A)
Rancona Trio UPL Canada ipconazole (3), carbathiin (7), metalaxyl (4)
Sombrero 600 FS ADAMA Canada imidacloprid (4A)
Stress Shield Bayer imidacloprid (4A)
Telex Sharda metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Trunemco Nufarm
Vayantis IV Syngenta fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4), picarbutrazox (U17), sedaxane (7)
Vayantis IV RFC Syngenta metalaxyl-M (4), sedaxane (7), fludioxonil (12), picarbutrazox (U17)
Vibrance Maxx RFC Syngenta fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4), sedaxane (7)
Vitaflo 280 UPL Canada carbathiin (7), thiram (M)
Zeltera Pulse Valent Canada ethaboxam (22), madestrobin (11), metalaxyl (4), inpyrfluxam (7)
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain MBI 600 (BM 02)
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Insects Nematodes Notes
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• • Compatible with rhizobium-based inoculants. Check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
** Partial suppression of root knot nematode and soybean cyst nematode. Partial suppression of seed rot and seedling blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Partial suppression of seed rot and seedling blight caused by Fusarium spp.
• • • • • • Use for early season feeding damage of bean leaf beetle and early season reduction of soybean aphid populations, and cutworm. Compatible with rhizobium-based inoculants. Check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
Controls seed rot and seedling blight caused by soil-borne Pythium but not Pythium damping-off. Controls seed rot, seedling blight and root rot caused by soil-borne Rhizoctonia solani but not Rhizoctonia damping-off.
Suppresses early season root rot caused by Phytophthora sojae. Compatible with rhizobium-based inoculants. Check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
• • • • • • Now registered for cutworms.
Compatible with most fungicide seed treatment products.
Compatible with most fungicides, insecticides and rhizobium-based inoculants. Please check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
Compatible with most rhizobium-based inoculants. Please check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
• • • • • • Compatible with most rhizobium-based inoculants. Registered for use on cutworms. Please check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
• • • • • Compatible with most rhizobium-based inoculants. Please check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
Suppresses sudden death syndrome.
• • • Compatible with most fungicide seed treatment products.
• • • • • Control of European chafer larvae. **
Compatible with rhizobium-based inoculants. Check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
Compatible with rhizobium-based inoculants. Check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
PULSE
CROPS Crops
Products Manufacturer
Apron Advance Syngenta thiabendazole (1), fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl (4)
Apron Maxx Peas Syngenta fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl (4)
Belmont (t) UPL Canada metalaxyl (4)
Cruiser 5FS Syngenta thiamethoxam (4A)
Insure Pulse BASF metalaxyl (4), fluxapyroxad (7), pyraclostrobin (11)
INTEGO Solo Nufarm ethaboxam (22)
Lumivia CPL Corteva Agriscience chlorantraniliprole (28)
Rancona Trio UPL Canada ipconazole (3), carbathiin (7), metalaxyl (4)
Stress Shield Bayer imidacloprid (4A)
Telex Sharda metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Trilex EverGol Bayer penflufen (7), trifloxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4)
Trilex EverGol
SHIELD Bayer penflufen (7), trifloxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4)
Vibrance Maxx
RFC/RTA Syngenta fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4), sedaxane (7)
Vibrance Maxx with Intego Syngenta fludioxonil (12), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4), sedaxane (7), ethaboxam (22)
Vibrance Total Syngenta thiabendazole (1), sedaxane (7), metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4), fludioxonil (12), picarbutrazox (U17)
Vitaflo 280 UPL Canada carbathiin (7), thiram (M)
Zeltera Pulse Valent Canada ethaboxam (22), madestrobin (11), metalaxyl (4), inpyrfluxam (7)
imidacloprid (4A)
** Suppression only. 1 Includes seed rots and blights caused by Fusarium species. (t) Available to commercial seed treaters only. *n See notes.
Important: Top Crop Manager’s Seed Treatment Guide tables are a guide only. It is highly recommended that growers refer to local provincial guides and labels.
CANOLA
BUTEO start Bayer flupyradifurone (4D)
Fortenza Advanced Syngenta sulfoxaflor (4A), cyantraniliprole (28)
INTEGO Solo Nufarm ethaboxam (22)
Helix Vibrance Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl-M (4), fludioxonil (12), sedaxane (7) thiamethoxam (4A)
Helix Vibrance Fortenza Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), fludioxonil (12), sedaxane (7) thiamethoxam (4A), cyantraniliprole (4C)
Helix Saltro Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), fludioxonil (12), sedaxane (7), pydiflumetofen (7) thiamethoxam (4A)
Lumiderm + Helix Vibrance Corteva Agriscience, Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), fludioxonil (12), sedaxane (7) thiamethoxam (4A), cyantraniliprole (28)
Lumiderm + Prosper EverGol Corteva Agriscience, Bayer clothianidin (4A), cyantraniliprole (28)
LumiGEN IST and FST canola package Corteva Agriscience, Syngenta ipconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), inpyrfluxam (7), picoxystrobin (11) cyantraniliprole (28), thiamethoxam (4A)
Prosper EverGol Bayer penflufen (7), trifloxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4) clothianidin (4A)
Prosper EverGol + BUTEO start Bayer penflufen (7), trifloxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4) clothianidin (4A), flupyradifurone (4D)
Prosper EverGol + BUTEO start + Fortenza Bayer, Syngenta penflufen (7), trifloxystrobin (11), metalaxyl (4) clothianidin (4A), flupyradifurone (4D), cyantraniliprole (28)
Rancona V RS UPL Canada ipconazole (3), carbathiin (7) Sombrero 600 FS (t) ADAMA Canada imidacloprid (4A)
Telex Sharda metalaxyl-M and S-isomer (4)
Visivio Syngenta difenoconazole (3), metalaxyl (4), fludioxonil (12), sedaxane (7) thiamethoxam (4A), sulfoxaflor (4C)
** Suppression only. (t) Available to commercial seed treaters only.
Important: Top Crop Manager’s Seed Treatment Guide tables are a guide only. It is highly recommended that growers refer to local provincial guides and labels.
Diseases
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum) Aphanomyces root rot Ascochyta Botrytis spp. Fusarium spp. Pythium spp. Rhizoctonia spp. Pea leaf weevil
Insects
Notes
D CP, L, P CP, L • • • Registered for use with lupins.
D CP, L, P CP, L • • • Registered for use with faba beans, lupins and edible-podded and succulent-shelled peas and beans. L Control of Aphanomyces can be achieved with Rancona Trio tank-mix. See label for details. CP, L, P, D CP, L, P, D
** • • • • *n Rhizoctonia solani only. D**, L**, P**, CP**
• Suppresses Aphanomyces root rot and early season root rot caused by Phytophthora sojae. Compatible with rhizobium-based inoculants. Check with inoculant manufacturers for details prior to use.
• • • Compatible with all fungicide seed treatment products. L**, P** CP, L • CP, L, P, F
• Suppresses seedling root rot caused by Fusarium spp. in chickpeas, dry beans, lentils and peas.
Control of Aphanomyces can be achieved with a tank-mix partner. See label for details.
P • Mix with Trilex EverGol to control and suppress seed- and soil-borne diseases and protect against pea leaf weevil and wireworms
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P, F
D CP, L, P CP, L • • • Registered for use with cumin and lupins.
D D**, L**, P** CP, L, P CP, L • • • Registered for use with cumin and lupins.
D CP, L, P CP, L • • • Registered for use with lupins.
D P L L, P L, P D, L, P ** **
Diseases
Fusarium spp.
Insects
spp. Rhizoctonia spp. Flea beetle (crucifer and striped) Cutworm
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Notes
• Rapid uptake and systemic translocation for effective protection against early striped and crucifer flea beetle pressure.
• • Early season control of flea beetles and cutworms.
• • • • • • Controls a broad spectrum of seed-borne and soil-borne diseases, as well as early season control of flea beetles. Controls a broad spectrum of seed-borne and soil-borne diseases, as well as early season control of flea beetles and cutworms.
• • • • • • Control of cotyledon blight and early leaf blight caused by seed and airborne Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg. Suppression of late season stem infection caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg.
• • • • • • • Provides enhanced protection from striped and crucifer flea beetles and early season control of cutworm feeding damage.
• • • • • • • Provides enhanced protection from striped and crucifer flea beetles and early season control of cutworm feeding damage. Provides enhanced protection from striped and crucifer flea beetles and early season control of cutworms as well as powerful airborne blackleg protection and seedling disease complex.
• • • • • • Protects young canola plants from damaging seed-borne and soil-borne diseases, as well as early season control of flea beetles.
• • • • • • Provides enhanced protection from striped and crucifer flea beetles.
• • • • • • • Provides enhanced protection from cutworms.
• • • Provides enhanced protection from striped and crucifer flea beetles.
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