STONE FRUIT GUIDE
Protection Solutions Bud burst Bloom Petal fall & Fruit drop Fruit sizing Ripening BC only Cherry only Products Available Apogee Cabrio Cantus Kumulus DF Poast Ultra Prowl H 2 O Plant Growth Regulator Herbicide Herbicide
Disease Solutions for Crop Common Disease Name Scientific Product Active Ingredient Group PHI (days) REI Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) Anthracnose Colletotrichum spp. Cabrio 11 10 12 hrs - 9 days 1 hr 0.670 1 hr 0.735-1.0 Cantus boscalid 7 0 12 hrs 1 hr 0.370 Brown rot Monilinia spp. Kumulus DF (cherries, peaches & plums only) sulphur M 1 24 hrs n/a 22.5 1 hr 0.735-1.0 (Cherry, Peach, Plum etc.) Leaf spot Monilina blossom blight Blumeriella jaapii Monilinia spp. Kumulus DF (peaches & plums only) sulphur M 1 24 hrs n/a 22.5 1 hr 0.735-1.0 Cantus boscalid 7 0 12 hrs 1 hr 0.370 1 hr 0.735-1.0 Monilina blossom and twig blight Monilinia spp. Cabrio (suppression) 11 10 12 hrs - 9 days 1 hr 0.670 Peach scab Cladosporium carpophilum Kumulus DF (peaches only) sulphur M 1 24 hrs n/a 22.5 Podosphaera clandestina Cabrio (cherries only) 11 10 12 hrs - 9 days 1 hr 0.670 Powdery mildew Sphaerotheca spp., Podosphaera spp. Kumulus DF (peaches & sour cherries only) (suppression) sulphur M 1 24 hrs n/a 12.00 1 hr 0.735-1.0 Rhizopus rot Rhizopus stolonifer, Rhizopus spp. 1 hr 0.790-1.0 Crop Common Insect Name Scientific Product Active Ingredient Group PHI (days) REI Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) (Cherry, Peach, Plum etc.) Rust mites Aculus fockeui Kumulus DF (sour cherries only) sulphur M 1 24 hrs n/a 6.00
Weed Solutions for Crop Type Weed Common Name Product Active Ingredient Herbicide Group PHI (days) REI Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) Common chickweed Annual broadleaf Lamb s-quarter Prowl H 20* (BC only) pendimthalin 3 30 24 hrs n/a 3.7 Redroot pigweed Barnyard grass Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32-0.47 Prowl H 20* (BC only) pendimthalin 3 30 24 hrs n/a 3.7 Crabgrass (large) Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32-0.47 Crabgrass (smooth, large) Prowl H 20* (BC only) pendimthalin 3 30 24 hrs n/a 3.7 (Cherry, Peach, Plum, etc.) Annual grass Fall panicum Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32-0.47 Foxtail (green, yellow) Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32-0.47 Prowl H 20* (BC only) pendimthalin 3 30 24 hrs n/a 3.7 Old witchgrass Persian darnel Proso millet Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32-0.47 Volunteer corn Wild millet Perennial grass Quackgrass Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32-0.47 *Prowl H 2 0 may be applied to apricot, cherry, nectarine & peach in BC only.
Plant Growth Regulator Solutions for Crop Common Concern Name Scientific Product Active Ingredient Group PHI (days) REI Rainfast Rate (kg or L/ha) (Cherry) Vegetative growth n/a Apogee (cherries only) prohexadione calcium n/a 20 12 hrs 8 hrs 1.35 Disease Solution Products for AgCelence, which may improve stress tolerance Systemic Rapidly rainfast Performance Rate: 0.67 kg/ha (0.27 kg/ac) Timing: Apply preventative applications on a 7-day schedule beginning at pink bud stage for control of anthracnose, powdery mildew (cherry only) and reduction of monilinia twig and blossom blight. 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 3.39 ha (8.37 ac) By interfering with cell respiration and the production of energy, Cabrio fungicide also causes fungi to stop growing and die. Cabrio is bound tightly to the waxy layer of the leaf and is extremely rainfast shortly after application.
Effective, proven brown rot control Systemic and rapidly rainfast Performance Rate: 0.37 kg/ha (0.15 kg/ac) Timing: Begin preventative applications at pink bud stage and apply preventatively on a 7-day schedule. For control of brown rot and monilinia blossom blight. Do not apply more than 2 sequential applications before alternating with a non-group 7 mode of action. Area treated with Boscalid (white) Area translocated with Boscalid (red) Formulation: Wettable granule Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.83 kg jugs Coverage: 1 jug treats 7.6 ha (18.9 ac) Proven, effective control of powdery mildew Patented low-dust sulphur formulation rapidly disperses and stays in suspension Distinct particle sizes Performance Rate: 200-750 g/100 L water (6-22.5 kg/ha) Timing: Apply preventatively on a 10-day schedule for control of brown rot, leaf spot, powdery mildew and rust mites. See label for specific timings. DO NOT apply if air temperature is above 27 o C for 3 days before or after application. Do NOT use on apricots. Formulation: Water dispersible granule Packaging: 25 kg bag Coverage: 1 bag treats 1.1-4.2 ha (2.75-10.29 ac) Kumulus DF rapidly disperses in water and stays in suspension, ensuring that all the Kumulus DF put in the spray tank reaches your crop. Sweet & sour cherry, peach & plum only.
Broad-spectrum control of many key diseases Locally systemic and rainfast AgCelence, which may improve stress tolerance and increase yield Performance Peach & Cherry Fruit Disease Control 70 60 Rate: 0.735-1.0 kg/ha (0.297-0.405 kg/ac) Timing: Begin application at pink bud or prior to disease development and continue on a 7 to 14-day schedule. Use high rate and/or shorter intervals when disease pressure is high. % Incidence 50 40 30 20 10 Formulation: Wettable granule Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.83 kg jugs 0 Brown Rot n=5 Powdery Mildew n=5 Untreated Standard Rhizopus n=2 Coverage: 1 jug treats 2.8-3.8 ha (7-9.5 ac) Source: BASF and 3rd Party 1999-2003 Locations: British Columbia, Ontario, North Carolina, Washington, California Weed Solution Products for Post-emergent control of annual and perennial grasses Excellent crop safety Rate: 0.32-1.1 L/ha (0.13-0.45 L/ac) Timing: Apply at the 2 to 5 leaf stage of annual grasses, 1 to 4 leaf stage of wild oats and volunteer cereals (before tillering), and up to the 3 leaf stage of quackgrass. Apply when weeds are small and actively growing. For quackgrass, thoroughly till ground to chop up roots. 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 (17.3-60 ac)
Control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds Cleaner, easier handling Excellent crop safety Rate: 3.7 L/ha (1500 ml/ac) Timing: B.C. only For use in newly-planted and established peaches, nectarines, cherries and apricots make one application prior to weed emergence. Prowl H 2 O will not control emerged weeds. Adequate rainfall 7 days after application will maximize performance. Formulation: Microcapsule suspension Packaging: 1 case contains 2 x 8.9 L jugs Coverage: 1 jug treats 2.4 ha (5.9 ac) Source: BASF Apricot, cherry, nectarine & peach only. Plant Growth Regulator Products for Controls early-season shoot growth Reduces time and cost of either summer or winter pruning Rate: 45 g/100l (1350 g/ha) Timing: The first application should be made when shoot growth is 5-20 cm (2-8 ) in length. Make a second application 14 days later. Monitor shoot growth after the second application and re-apply if re-growth is observed. Formulation: Prohexadione calcium Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.27 kg jugs Coverage: 1 jug treats 1.68 ha (4.15 ac) Sweet & sour cherry only.
Notes
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