{
  "product_id": "melody_flex_18293",
  "product_name": "MELODY FLEX",
  "registration_number": "018293",
  "manufacturer": "BAYER CROPSCIENCE S.r.l.",
  "active_ingredients": [
    "iprovalicarb",
    "folpet"
  ],
  "active_ingredient_concentrations": [
    "90 g/kg",
    "563 g/kg"
  ],
  "frac_groups": [
    "40",
    "M04"
  ],
  "organic_certified": false,
  "target_crops": [
    "grapevine"
  ],
  "target_diseases": [
    "downy mildew"
  ],
  "action_type": [
    "fungicide"
  ],
  "systemicity": "mixed",
  "preventive_action": true,
  "curative_action": true,
  "eradicant_action": false,
  "recommended_disease_pressure": "Suitable for high disease pressure; increase dose to 1.8 kg/ha and shorten interval to 10 days.",
  "reentry_interval_hours": null,
  "min_spray_volume": 200.0,
  "max_spray_volume": 1000.0,
  "phenology_constraints": "",
  "weather_constraints": "Operate in absence of wind.",
  "rainfastness": "",
  "temperature_constraints": "For daytime temperatures above 30°C, it is recommended to carry out treatments in the evening or early morning.",
  "humidity_constraints": "",
  "mixing_incompatibilities": "Not miscible with Bordeaux mixture, polysulphides, and white oils.",
  "phytotoxicity_constraints": "",
  "environmental_restrictions": "Very toxic to aquatic organisms. Do not contaminate water with the product or its container. Do not clean application equipment near surface water. Avoid contamination through drainage systems from farms and roads. Do not apply iprovalicarb-based products on soils with a low clay content (less than 8%).",
  "buffer_zone_requirements": "To protect aquatic organisms, one of the following must be respected: either a 20-meter buffer zone from water bodies, of which 10 meters must be vegetated, or a 10-meter vegetated buffer zone from water bodies with 50% drift reduction.",
  "resistance_management_summary": "Alternate with fungicides having a different mechanism of action. Use CAA fungicides (like iprovalicarb) for a maximum of 4 applications per year, with no more than 2 consecutive applications, and not exceeding 50% of the total applications for the season.",
  "application_recommendations": "When using low or ultra-low volume equipment, the product concentration must be increased to ensure the same dosage per hectare is applied.",
  "safety_notes": "During mixing, loading, and application, wear a protective suit and suitable gloves. Do not re-enter treated areas until the vegetation is completely dry. During subsequent field activities, wear suitable protective gloves.",
  "retrieval_summary": "MELODY FLEX is a mixed systemic and contact fungicide for controlling downy mildew on grapevine. It combines iprovalicarb (FRAC 40), a systemic CAA fungicide with preventive, curative, and anti-sporulant activity against oomycetes, and folpet (FRAC M04), a multi-site contact protectant. The product is effective under high disease pressure, with recommendations to increase the dose and shorten the treatment interval. Key constraints include a 28-day pre-harvest interval, incompatibility with Bordeaux mixture and oils, and specific resistance management rules limiting CAA fungicides to 4 treatments per season (max 2 consecutive). Environmental protection requires a 10-20 meter buffer zone from water bodies. Application is not recommended on soils with less than 8% clay content.",
  "situation_fit_summary": "This mixed contact and systemic fungicide offers both a protective surface barrier and early curative activity against oomycete pathogens. Its systemic component provides translaminar movement and anti-sporulant action, making it suitable for use under high infection pressure and during periods of rapid foliage expansion. The formulation is effective from early vegetative stages through flowering. For optimal performance in high-pressure situations, a shorter treatment interval is recommended. It is not rainfast and care should be taken with applications in hot weather.",
  "uses": [
    {
      "crop": "grapevine",
      "disease": "downy mildew",
      "setting": "",
      "dose_min": 0.9,
      "dose_max": 0.9,
      "dose_unit": "kg/ha",
      "concentration_min": 180.0,
      "concentration_max": 450.0,
      "concentration_unit": "g/hl",
      "treatment_interval_min_days": 10,
      "treatment_interval_max_days": 12,
      "max_treatments_per_season": 4,
      "pre_harvest_interval_days": 28,
      "spray_volume_min": 200.0,
      "spray_volume_max": 500.0,
      "growth_stage_start": "BBCH 16 (leaves developed)",
      "growth_stage_end": "BBCH 61 (beginning of flowering)"
    },
    {
      "crop": "grapevine",
      "disease": "downy mildew",
      "setting": "",
      "dose_min": 1.8,
      "dose_max": 1.8,
      "dose_unit": "kg/ha",
      "concentration_min": 180.0,
      "concentration_max": 900.0,
      "concentration_unit": "g/hl",
      "treatment_interval_min_days": 10,
      "treatment_interval_max_days": 12,
      "max_treatments_per_season": 4,
      "pre_harvest_interval_days": 28,
      "spray_volume_min": 200.0,
      "spray_volume_max": 1000.0,
      "growth_stage_start": "BBCH 61 (beginning of flowering)",
      "growth_stage_end": ""
    }
  ],
  "low_confidence_fields": [],
  "extraction_notes": "The label provides two distinct use patterns for grapevine based on growth stage, with a dose increase from the beginning of flowering onwards. Both patterns have been captured as separate entries in the 'uses' array. The maximum number of applications (4) and the pre-harvest interval (28 days) apply to the total season for the crop, not to each individual growth stage period.",
  "reviewed": false,
  "source_label_version": "22/01/2024",
  "source_file": "MELODY-FLEX.pdf",
  "last_update": "17/08/2026"
}