LEAFY VEGETABLE GUIDE

Leafy Vegetable Protection Solutions

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Leafy Vegetables

Leafy Vegetable Products Available

Acrobat® Fungicide

Cantus® Fungicide

Poast® Ultra Herbicide

Polyram® DF Fungicide

Pristine® DF Fungicide

ZamproTM Fungicide

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Nursery 3rd True Leaf Head Formation 50% Head Size Harvest

Poast UltraHerbicide

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PristineFungicide

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CantusFungicide

ZamproTM

Fungicide

Polyram DF®

Fungicide

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Acrobat 50WP®

Fungicide

Lettuce only

Celery only

Lettuce only

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Disease Solutions for Leafy Vegetables

CropDisease Name

ProductActive

IngredientFungicideGroup

PHI(days)

REI Rainfast Rate(kg or L/ha)Common Scientific

LeafyVegetableGroup(Lettuce,Celery, etc)

Botrytis rot Botrytis cinerea Cantus(lettuce only)

boscalid 7 14 12 hrs 1 hr 0.285

Downy mildew

Peronospora farinosaf.sp. spinaciae

Pristine(suppression,spinach only)

boscalid,pyraclostrobin

7 & 11 0

12 hrs (hand

harvesting /thinning: 9

days)

1 hr 1.6

Bremia lactucae Peronospora spp.

Acrobat(suppression, lettuce only)

dimethomorph 10 012 hrs (hand harvest: 2 days)

2 hrs 0.45

Zamproametoctradin,dimethomorph

40 & 45 012 hrs (hand harvest: 1 day)

2 hrs 1.0

Early blight Cercospora apii

Polyram DF(celery only)

metiram M2 14 12 hrs n/a 2.25 - 3.25

Pristine(suppression, celery only)

boscalid,pyraclostrobin

7 & 11 0

12 hrs (hand

harvesting /thinning: 9

days)

1 hr 1.0

Late blight Septoria apiicola

Polyram DF(celery only)

metiram M2 14 12 hrs n/a 2.25 - 3.25

Pristine(suppression, celery only)

boscalid,pyraclostrobin

7 & 11 0

12 hrs (hand

harvesting /thinning: 9

days)

1 hr 1.0

Lettuce drop Sclerotinia minorCantus

(suppression, lettuce only)

boscalid 7 14 12 hrs 1 hr 0.385

Sclerotinia whitemould,

Sclerotinia leafdrop

Sclerotinia spp. Pristine*(suppression)

boscalid,pyraclostrobin

7 & 11 0

12 hrs (hand

harvesting /thinning: 9

days)

1 hr 1.0 - 1.3

*Pristine may be applied to Cardoon, celery, Chinese celery, Florence fennel, lettuce, rhubarb, spinach & swiss chard only.

Weed Solutions for Leafy Vegetables

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CropWeed

ProductActive

IngredientHerbicideGroup

PHI(days)

REI Rainfast Rate(kg or L/ha)Type Common Name

LeafyVegetableGroup(Lettuce,Celery, etc)

Annual grasses

Barnyard grass

Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 15 - 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.32 - 0.47

Crabgrass (large)

Fall panicum

Foxtail (green, yellow)

Old witchgrass

Persian darnel

Proso millet

Volunteer corn

Wild millet

Perennial Grass Quackgrass Poast Ultra sethoxydim 1 15 - 30 12 hrs 1 hr 0.47 - 1.1

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Performance

Acrobat 50WPFungicide

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Highly systemicRapidly rainfastAnti-sporulant

Rate: 450 g/ha (180 g/ac)

Timing: Acrobat must be applied preventatively incombination with a second mode of action effective onDowny mildew on a 7-day schedule. Do not applymore than 2 sequential applications of Acrobat beforerotating to a non-Group 40 fungicide.

Formulation: Wettable powder

Packaging: 1 case consists of 8 x 1.81 kg jugs

Coverage: 1 jug treats 4 ha (10 ac)

Acrobat is an anti-sporulant that disrupts cell wall and kills fungi.

Effective, proven Lettuce drop & Botrytis protectionSystemic & rapidly rainfast Helps you maximize your marketable yield

Rate: 285 - 385 g/ha (115 - 155 g/acre)

Timing: Apply preventatively on a 7-day schedule forBotrytis and Lettuce blight. Do not apply more than 1application before alternating with a non-Group 7fungicide.

Formulation: Wettable granule

Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.83 kg jugs

Coverage: 1 jug treats 7.4 - 9.9 ha (18.2 - 24.5 ac)

Performance

CantusFungicide

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Original leaf

Area treated with Boscalid

Area translocated with Boscalid

Head & leaf lettuce only.

Head & leaf lettuce only.

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Performance

Polyram DFFungicide

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Proven protection against Early and Late blightUnique hollow granule forumlationMixes easily and stays in suspensionContains 14% zinc

Rate: 2.25 - 3.25 kg/ha (0.91 L - 1.32 kg/ac)

Timing: Apply 2.25 kg/ha after transplanting celery andrepeat at weekly intervals, as required. Trim, strip andwash celery at harvest.

Formulation: Water dispersible granule

Packaging: 20 kg bag

Coverage: 1 bag treats 6.1 - 8.9 ha (15 - 22 ac)

Performance Broad-spectrum suppression of many key diseasesLocally systemic & rainfastTwo different modes of action for resistance managementAgCelence - which may improve stress tolerance and increase yield

Rate: 1.0 - 1.6 kg/ha (405 - 647 g/acre)

Timing: Begin applications prior to diseasedevelopment. In celery and spinach a secondapplication made on a 7 to 14-day schedule. All othercrops make only one application. Use the higher rateand/or shorter intervals when disease pressure is high.

Formulation: Wettable granule

Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 2.83 kg jugs

Coverage: 1 jug treats 1.8 - 2.8 ha (4.4 - 7 ac)

PristineFungicide

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Source: Michigan State University (2001)

Pristine in Leafy Vegetables

Cercospora Septoria

% Disease Incidence

Untreated

Pristine

Celery only.

*Cardoon, celery, Chinese celery, Florence fennel, lettuce,rhubarb, spinach & swiss chard only.

Weed Solution Products for Leafy Vegetables

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Zampro 50WPFungicide

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Unique, dual mode of actionRecharges with moisture Liquid formulation for easy handling

Rate: 1.0 L/ha (0.4 L/ac)

Timing: Apply Zampro preventatively on a 5-dayschedule. Addition of a penetrating surfactant at0.125% may improve performance. Alternate Zamprowith non-Group 40 or 45 fungicides.

Formulation: Liquid

Packaging: 1 case consists of 4 x 4.41 L jugs

Coverage: 1 jug treats 4.41 ha (10.9 ac)

Performance

Ametoctradin, one of Zampro’s active ingredients, is rapidlyand tightly absorbed and bound to the waxy cuticle of plants. (Magnification: 3.0 µm).

Poast UltraHerbicide

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Post emergent control of annual and perennial grassesExcellent crop safety

Rate: 0.32 - 1.1 L/ha (0.129 - 0.445 L/ac)

Timing: Apply to 2-5 leaf stage of annual grasses, 1-4leaf stage of wild oats and volunteer cereals (beforetillering), and up to 3 leaf stage of Quackgrass. Applywhen weeds are small and actively growing. ForQuackgrass, 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 (17.25-60 ac)

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