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Univoq™ fungicide

Proven to deliver robust disease control and higher yields

Over 2 million hectares have been treated with Inatreq products since launch and many growers and advisors would not use a programme without it now.

Robust in the face of septoria and rusts, the coformulation of the novel Inatreq^™ active molecule in combination with prothioconazole is optimised by Corteva Agriscience’s patented i-Q4^™ formulation.

The result is a unique fungicide with no cross resistance to other chemistries, enhanced spray retention, and the ultimate in coverage, penetration and uptake.

Univoq provides lasting protection for your crop, laying the foundations for higher yields.

For 2025, Corteva’s best practice application advice will enable growers to benefit from the unique and outstanding performance of products containing Inatreq with confidence.

LATEST NEWS AND UDPATES

As we approach T0, crops look to have broadly come through the winter well, barring areas where winter flooding may have had an impact in low spots.

With active Septoria on lower leaves, a T0 of triazole +/- mildewicide to manage disease early will help slow it down and preserve the yield potential through to T1.

With the decision as to what T1 products to use almost upon us, there are a number of choices which begs the question ‘what to choose?’

Three factors come to play here:

Overall disease management strategy
When in the programme are the greatest strengths going to be required
Cost management

Our experts explain these factors in detail in our latest article on fungicide decision making, and in the videos below. Read more here.

First fungicide sprays of the season

Join Craig Chisholm, Field Technical Manager for Cereal Fungicides at Corteva Agriscience, as he visits a North Yorkshire field to discuss the first fungicide sprays of the season.

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First fungicide sprays of the season

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Join Craig Chisholm, Field Technical Manager for Cereal Fungicides at Corteva Agriscience, as he visits a North Yorkshire field to discuss the first fungicide sprays of the season.

What industry experts are saying

As cereal growers begin to plan their cereal fungicide programmes for 2025, Corteva Agriscience has sought the views of industry experts over the potential in this year’s crop, market conditions, product efficacy and anti-resistance strategies.

In this video, we hear from six independent experts in relation to wheat yield potential and disease control.

Professor Fiona Burnett, Arable Knowledge lead at SRUC, explains how a favourable window for drilling the 2025 cereal crop has led to many fields having good potential, but with some disease to deal with. Prof Burnett is also the current Chair of the UK’s Fungicide Resistance Action Group (FRAC), and she provides advice relating to using a range of modes of action in disease control programmes to form the backbone of a solid anti-resistance strategy.
Jonathan Blake, Technical Director for Crop Protection at ADAS, explains that independent research on Corteva’s Univoq™ fungicide over the past decade has demonstrated consistent, robust activity on septoria.
Tom McCabe, Lecturer at University College Dublin, has seen the Inatreq™ active molecule used in Questar™ and Univoq in Ireland and believes that the chemistry has a key place at either the T1 or T2 fungicide timing.
Nick Anderson, Technical Director at Velcourt, says depressed wheat prices are likely to have an effect on how much growers invest in their fungicide programmes in 2025. But he believes that disease control is still of paramount importance and the desire to use the best chemistries available will drive product choice.
Mark Fletcher, Head of Agronomy Services at NIAB, adds that he prefers to see Univoq at the T2 fungicide timing to have the most impact on disease control on the flag leaf, but that it can have a place at T1 too.
Steven Kildea, Research Officer with TEAGASC, says that protecting all modes of action is vital and that, in Ireland, growers are advised to use all those available to reduce the risk of resistance building.

Cereal fungicide programmes - 2025 expert view

Corteva Agriscience has sought the views of industry experts over the potential in this year’s crop, market conditions, product efficacy and anti-resistance strategies.

By integrating Univoq into your crop protection strategy, you can effectively manage cereal diseases such as septoria and optimise your yields.

Corteva would like to thank all the contributors featured in this video who volunteered their time and provided expert opinions to support growers’ decisions for their 2025 fungicide programmes.

Product range

Corteva cereal fungicides containing Inatreq™ active:
Univoq™
Peqtiga™
Questar™
Peacoq™
Aquino™
Apaveq™
Inconiq™
Poquet™

Univoq

Peqtiga

Questar

Peacoq

Septoria flag leaf sprays need to balance risk and reward

This season growers will be really looking at the cost of their programme and how much of a return they are likely to get from their investment, and Univoq should have a leading role to play. For many years in our trials it consistently shows excellent disease control which transfers into a yield uplift.

For example, in years like 2023 where a dry June saw disease stopped in its tracks following T2 applications, Univoq still added around 0.3t/ha over its currently available competitors. In wetter years where the pressure is on to keep flag leaves clean, this yield advantage can reach up to 0.7t/ha. Read the full article here.

A fifth year of reliability for Northants grower

Northamptonshire-based Andrew Mahon has used Univoq for five seasons running. He grows 350ha of wheat and last year used Univoq across 300ha.

Andrew applied Univoq at a rate of 1.25l/ha on 18 May 2023. “We went on the early side, but there was a weather window. We were happy with Univoq’s performance, particularly from a rust and septoria perspective,” he adds. “It did what it said on the tin.”

Septoria suppression in Suffolk for Oliver Pipe

“Using Univoq was a decision I made with my agronomist as to what would give us the most bang for our buck. It was one of the top-performing products and definitely the most competitively priced. When we applied it there wasn’t much disease to clear up, so the Univoq just quietly got on with its job and the crop stayed green. Yields were good – there are so many variables you don’t know if it’s down to any one thing in particular, but if you’ve kept it green you know it’s going to be alright.”

Univoq keeps septoria at bay

A Cotswolds farmer who has had no septoria on his farm since applying Univoq is “100% sure” he will continue to use it in the future.

Jim Organ, who farms 650 acres near Bourton on the Water, has applied the fungicide, which contains Inatreq active, to his winter wheat crop for the past two years.

“My agronomist said it’s the best septoria cure on the market, so that’s why we went with it,” Jim says. Read the full article here.

Looking forward to using Univoq for the 3rd year running

Alex Sherwood grows up to 300 acres of wheat every year and applied Univoq on his agronomist’s advice.

“It performed very well,” Alex says. “I didn’t notice any disease when we applied it, so it was used more as a precaution than anything else.

“I would definitely use it again and would recommend it to other farmers,” Alex says. “I would also stick to the same rates and timings.” Read the article in full here.

"We have been using Univoq for the past three seasons. The disease control and the cost of the product fit well into our programme. We have been using it at T2 but in 2024 used some at T1 on certain varieties."

Adrian Joynt
Apley Home Farm, Shropshire

"I was involved in trials of Univoq before it launched and have been using the chemistry across the whole farm ever since. I know it's reliable on disease and my agronomist advises that it's the most cost-effective solution for septoria control."

Carl Clayton
Intake Farm, Tadcaster
North Yorkshire

The characteristics of Inatreq active

It is the first picolinamide to be registered in the UK with a new class of chemistry for broad spectrum disease control in cereals.
It offers robust control of Septoria, including isolates resistant to other sites of action.
It is an excellent broad-spectrum active as it also offers control of yellow and brown rust.
It is optimised with our patented i-Q4™ technology bringing flexibility in application without compromising disease control.

Resistance management

How long have we been reliant on the same modes of action and the impact this has on resistance? And, what can be done about the situation without adding cost? Find out more in this short video.

Award winning packaging

The unique design of the Univoq bottle improves production sustainability by minimising operator exposure, allowing easy product pouring, total emptying and rinsing, and is easier to recycle.

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How Inatreq works to control Septoria

The lifecycle of Septoria is illustrated in detail, presenting the steps essential to infection, growth and reproduction. You’ll also gain an understanding of Inatreq™ active as a vital solution for managing Septoria.

Take a closer look at some of our trials

Fungicide trial in winter wheat looking at the performance of Univoq™ - Hawstead, Suffolk

Corteva Agriscience’s National Industry Relationship Manager and Area Manager for Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire, Sarah Hurry, conducts a tour of a fungicide trial in winter wheat in Hawstead, Suffolk in 2021. In the tour we see tha

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Fungicide trial in winter wheat looking at the performance of Univoq™ - Hawstead, Suffolk

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Inatreq™ active contains fenpicoxamid.