Dual active chemistries and modes of action
The combination attacks fungal pathogens through two distinct biochemical pathways.
- Picoxystrobin (Strobilurin - QoI inhibitor): Inhibits fungal mitochondrial respiration, preventing spore germination and mycelial spread; provides translaminar and xylem-systemic mobility.
- Tricyclazole (Melanin Biosynthesis Inhibitor - MBI): Specifically blocks melanin synthesis in fungal appressoria, preventing the blast pathogen from physically penetrating the rice leaf cuticle.
- Dual Protection: Simultaneous control of both sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) and blast (Magnaporthe oryzae).
- Physiological Greening: Promotes healthy flag leaf retention, enhancing grain panicle development and reducing grain discoloration.
Target diseases in paddy cultivation
Approved under CIBRC label directives for major fungal diseases in transplanted and direct-seeded rice.
- Leaf Blast & Neck Blast: Prevents blast lesions on leaves and fatal fungal choking at the panicle neck base.
- Sheath Blight: Arrests water-soaked lesions and snake-skin fungal patches along lower stem sheaths.
- Brown Spot & Glume Blotch: Suppresses secondary foliar spots and panicle grain discoloration.
- High rainfastness: Rapidly absorbed into rice tissues within 2 hours of spraying.
Application timing and spraying guidelines
Applying preventively at critical physiological growth stages ensures maximum disease suppression.
- First Application: Apply at the maximum tillering or panicle initiation stage when initial sheath blight lesions appear on lower sheaths.
- Second Application: Apply at boot leaf emergence or early heading (5% panicle emergence) to protect the panicle neck against neck blast.
- Water Volume: Use calibrated knapsack or power sprayers with hollow-cone nozzles, ensuring 200 liters of water per acre for thorough canopy wetting.
- Observe the approved pre-harvest interval (PHI) printed on the container label prior to harvest.
Official source
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Common questions
What are the active molecules in Galileo Sensa fungicide?
Galileo Sensa contains Picoxystrobin 6.78% and Tricyclazole 20.33% in a Suspension Concentrate (SC) formulation.
Does Galileo Sensa control neck blast in paddy?
Yes, its Tricyclazole component is a premier systemic chemistry specifically developed to prevent neck blast when applied around heading.
What is the formulation type of Galileo Sensa?
It is formulated as a Suspension Concentrate (SC), a stable liquid flowable suspension that mixes easily with water without generating dust.
General guidance, not personal advice. For your farm, ask your local Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture officer.
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