Berry Group Protection Solutions

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1 BERRY GUIDE

2 Berry Potato Group Protection Solutions Early - Late Green Tip Bud Swell - Bud Break Early Pink Bud Full Bloom Petal Fall Green Fruit 75% Blue Poast Ultra Herbicide Kumulus Cantus Nematac C Insecticide Cranberry only Products Available Cantus Kumulus Nematac C Poast Ultra Insecticide Herbicide

3 Disease Solutions for Berries Potato Crop Disease Name Common Scientific Product Active Ingredient Group PHI (days) REI Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) Anthracnose Colletotrichum spp. (highbush blueberries) (lowbush blueberries) hrs (hand harvest 1 day) 1 hr hrs 1 hr hr (Highbush & lowbush blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, saskatoon berry etc.) Botrytis grey mould Entomosporium leaf spot Entomosporium leaf & berry spot Gymnosporangium rust Phomopsis Botrytis cinerea Entomosporium mespili Entomosporium mespili Gymnosporangium nelsonii Phomopsis vaccinii Cantus boscalid hrs 1 hr (Saskatoon berries only) Kumulus (Saskatoon berries only) (Saskatoon berries only) (highbush blueberries) (lowbush blueberries) 1 hr sulpjur M 1 24 hrs n/a hrs (hand harvest 1 day) 1 hr hrs 1 hr 1.0 Powdery mildew Sphaerotheca mors-uvea (current & gooseberry only) Septoria leaf spot Septoria albopunctata (lowbush blueberry only - suppression) - 24 hrs Valdensinia leaf spot Valdensinia heterodoxa (lowbush blueberry only - suppression) - 24 hrs 1 hr Always read and follow label directions.

4 Berry Potato Group Weed Solutions for Berries Crop Type Weed Common Name Product Active Ingredient Herbicide Group PHI (days) REI Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) Barnyard grass Crabgrass (large) Fall panicum (Highbush & lowbush blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, saskatoon berry etc.) Annual Grass Foxtail (green, yellow) Old witchgrass Persian darnel Proso millet Poast Ultra Sethoxydim hrs 1 hr Volunteer corn Wild millet Perennial Grass Quackgrass Poast Ultra Sethoxydim hrs 1 hr Insect Solutions for Berries Crop Common Insect Name Scientific Product Active Ingredient Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) (Highbush & lowbush blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, saskatoon berry etc.) Cranberry girdler Chrysoteuchia topiaria Nematac C (cranberry only) Steinernema carpocapsae Irrigate before & after application 3 billion nematodes per acre

5 Disease Solution Products for Berries Potato Delivers exceptional disease control, improved growth and stress tolerance Systemic Rapidly rainfast Rate: 1 kg / ha (0.4 kg/ac) Timing: Apply preventatively on a 7-day schedule for Anthracnose in blueberry. Begin applications at 5% bloom. Do not apply more than 2 sequential applications before alternating with a non-group 11 mode of action. Formulation: Emulsifiable granule Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.27 kg jugs Coverage: 1 jug treats 2.27 ha (5.6 ac) By interfering with cell respiration and the production of energy, fungicide also causes fungi to stop growing and die. is bound tightly to the waxy layer of the leaf and is extremely rainfast shortly after application. Highbush & lowbush blueberry only. Cantus Effective, proven Botrytis grey mould control Systemic & rapidly rainfast Helps you maximize your marketable yield % Botrytis on Raspberry Rate: 560 g/ha (227 g/acre). Cantus Timing: Apply preventatively on a 7-day schedule for Botrytis control. Apply at early bloom and before harvest. Do not apply more than 2 sequential applications before alternating with a non-group 7 fungicide. Formulation: Wettable granule Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.83 kg jugs Coverage: 1 jug treats 5 ha (12.5 ac) Elevate Untreated 3d Post Harvest (Ambient) 3d Post Harvest (Cool then Ambient) Percent Botrytis Fruit Rot on Raspberry, 2002 (Agassiz BC). Note: 4 applications made between 10% bloom and fruit set Source: AAFC Always read and follow label directions.

6 Berry Potato Group Kumulus DF Proven, effective control of Entomosporium leaf & berry spot Patented low-dust sulphur formulation Rapidly disperses and stays in suspension Rate: 7.5 kg/ha (3.03 kg/ac) Timing: Apply first at flower bud break and at day intervals while disease risk persists. Do NOT apply if temperatures over 25 o C with high humidity are expected within 3 days of an application. Do NOT apply if frost is expected. Do NOT apply during flowering. Do NOT use within 30 days of an oil spray. Formulation: Water dispersible granule Packaging: 25 kg bag Coverage: 1 bag treats 3.33 ha (8.24 ac) Saskatoon berry only. Kumulus DF rapidly disperses in water and stays in suspension, ensuring that all the Kumulus DF put in the spray tank reaches your crop. Broad-spectrum control of many key diseases Locally systemic & rainfast Two different modes of action for resistance management AgCelence - which may improve stress tolerance and increase yield Disease Control in Berries Rate: kg/ha ( g/acre) Timing: Apply preventatively on a 7-day schedule. Apply at early bloom and prior to harvest or when disease risk is high but before symptoms develop. Alternate with a non-group 7 or Group 11 fungicide. Formulation: Wettable granule % infection Anthracnose (n=5) Botrytis (n=5) Phomopsis (n=3) Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.83 kg jugs Not treated Grower Standard Coverage: 1 jug treats ha ( ac) BASF & Independent 3rd Party Research

7 Weed Solution Products for Berries Potato Poast Ultra Herbicide Post emergent control of annual and perennial grasses Excellent crop safety Rate: L/ha ( ml/ac) Timing: Apply to 2-5 leaf stage of annual grasses, 1-4 leaf stage of wild oats and volunteer cereals (before tillering), and up to 3 leaf stage of Quackgrass. Apply when weeds are small and actively growing. Always add Merge surfactant at 1% v:v. Formulation: Emulsifiable concentrate Packaging: 1 case consists of 2 x 7.7 L jugs Coverage: 1 jug treats 7-24 ha ( ac) Insect Solution Products for Berries Nematac C Insecticide Advanced biocontrol for cranberry girdler Naturally occurring insect parasitic nematode Rate: 3 billion nematodes per acre Timing: Soil temperatures should be between 57.2ºF and 86ºF (14ºC and 30ºC). The soil should be moist prior to application. Use entire tray at one time. Agitate nematodes constantly during application. Formulation: Parasitic nematode Packaging: 3 billion nematodes per acre Coverage: 1 pack treats 0.4 ha (1 ac) Cranberry only. Infective juveniles are produced when resources become limited Nematodes reproduce for 2-3 generations Nematodes become adults in dead larvae Infective juveniles released in search of new hosts Infective juveniles enter larvae through natural openings or cuticle Nematodes release symbiotic bacteria which kill larvae Always read and follow label directions.

8 BASF Canada Inc. For more information on the family of BASF Products, call AgSolutions by BASF at BASF (2273) or visit Technical support provided by Always read and follow label directions. Apogee,, Kumulus, Outlook, Poast, Polyram and are registered trade-marks and AgCelence, Cantus, Vivando and Zampro are trade-marks of BASF SE, used with permission by BASF Canada Inc. AgSolutions, Acrobat, Frontier, Prowl, Sovran are registered trade-marks of BASF Corporation, used with permission by BASF Canada Inc. Nematac is a registered trademark of Becker Underwood. Merge is a registered trade-mark of BASF Canada Inc. All other trade-marks, registered or otherwise, used herein are the trademarks and tradenames of other companies, products and services and are the property of their respective owners. All photographic images are courtesy of BigStock and IStock unless otherwise indicated BASF Canada Inc.