Method of protecting a soybean plant with flutriafol

A method of protecting a plant from soybean rust disease, the method comprising applying a composition comprising an effective amount of flutriafol to the soil from which the seed of a plant grows.

A method of protecting a soybean plant from disease caused by a foliar disease comprising:

• applying a composition to the soil from which a soybean seed grows, said a composition comprising an effective amount of flutriafol, wherein said composition suppresses growth of Phakopsora pachyrhizi or Phakopsora meibomiae.

A process comprising:

• making a soil treatment composition comprising an effective amount of flutriafol, and applying said composition to the soil from which a soybean seed grows, wherein said composition is applied in an amount ranging from about 10 to about 375 grams flutriafol per hectare of soil.

A method for controlling a foliar disease caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi or Phakopsora meibomiae, the method comprising applying a composition to the soil from which a soybean seed grows with an effective amount of a composition comprising an effective amount of flutriafol, said treating resulting in the control of said foliar disease.

A flutriafol composition for protecting a soybean plant from a foliar disease, wherein said composition is applied to the soil from which a soybean seed grows in order to protect a soybean plant grown in the soil to which the composition had been applied, said composition comprising an effective amount of flutriafol.