Tuesday, March 2, 2010

More rain may warrant another fungicide application

Rain is predicted for today (Tuesday), tomorrow (Wednesday), Friday, and Saturday. If it has been over 10 days since your last fungicide application, it might be a wise move to make another application during the next break in the weather. Pick a fungicide that targets shot-hole, jacket rot, anthracnose, and scab. This could either be a strobilurin (FRAC 11, Pristine= FRAC 7/11), a DMI/Broad Spectrum tank mix (FRAC 3 plus 2,M3,M4,M5), or a broad spectrum (FRAC M3,M4,M5) - depending on what was sprayed earlier this season and your budget. Try to avoid back-to-back applications of fungicides within the same FRAC group to reduce resistance formation.

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