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Fungicide resistance management strategies

  • Powdery mildew
  • Downy mildew
  • Botrytis (bunch rot)

  • Grape grey mould (Botrytis bunch rot)

    Fungicide activity group(s)

    Resistance management strategy

    Group A (benzimidazole)

    Group B (dicarboximide)

    Group I (anilinopyrimidine), and combinations of Group I and Group L (phenylpyrroles)

    Group J (hydroxyanilide)

    Group G (anilide)

    1. If three or fewer bunch rot sprays are applied in a season, use no more than one spray from the same fungicide group during the season, for any Group A, Group B, Group I (including combinations with Group L), Group J or Group G fungicides.

       

    2. If four or more bunch rot sprays are applied in a season, use no more than two sprays from the same fungicide group during the season, for any Group A, Group B, Group I (including combinations with Group L), Group J or Group G fungicides.

       

    3. DO NOT apply more than two consecutive sprays from the same fungicide group, for any Group A, Group B, Group I (including combinations with Group L), Group J fungicides, including from the end of one season to the start of the following season.

       

    4. DO NOT apply two consecutive sprays of Group G fungicides, including from the end of one season to the start of the following season.

       

    5. Late season fungicide treatments should be applied before botrytis infection reaches unacceptably high levels in the vineyard.

    This information has been kindly provided by Avcare.

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