Controlling Brown Rot
Cultural techniques including maintaining an open canopy, removing diseased wood and removing mummified fruits can assist by reducing inoculum sources in the orchard. However for economic control a seasonal fungicide programme is required. The critical periods for fungicide applications are through the key infection periods – from early flowering through shuck fall and pre-harvest.
Luna Sensation provides a new highly effective option for growers to incorporate into their brown rot spray programme.
Luna Sensation provides a new highly effective option for growers to incorporate into their brown rot spray programme.
Luna Sensation - The Product
Group 11 fungicide. The active ingredients in Luna Sensation provide different but complimentary properties that provide synergistic activity, giving outstanding disease control.
These properties include:
These properties include:
- Upward systemic movement
- Translaminar activity
- Strong protectant activity
- Continuous penetration – small amounts of the fungicide continue to penetrate the leaves over time
- Vapour activity
- Strong affinity with plant surfaces – binds and penetrates into the wax layer
- Good rainfastness
Luna Sensation has “beyond efficacy” properties which reduces rots and losses in post-harvest. This has been demonstrated in New Zealand trials. For more information go to Field Trials
