IDM Brochure - Keep your plants safe this growing season

Keep your plants safe this growing season The new plant health programme from ICL New innovative biostimulants from ICL and Syngenta Plant protection in growing media with Prestop biofungicide Broad spectrum protection with Amistar 1L Exclusive to ICL

Impact for a sustainable future

Times are changing. And a move away from chemical control is well underway.

This means growers will need to plan the season ahead in advance utilising alternative methods to keep plants healthy.

ICL Biostimulant Products Hicure - Hicure® is a revolutionary biostimulant from Syngenta designed to improve the shelf life and quality of ornamental plants Vitalnova Prime - Vitalnova Prime® stimulates the plants natural defences against environmental stresses Vitalnova Guardian - Vitalnova Guardian® includes products formulated to nutritionally support plants’ inherent defences

ICL Adjuvant Technology Elasto G5 - Elasto G5® from Syngenta is a safe and reliable adjuvant to support ornamental crop production with scientifically proven technology and experience behind it

ICL Plant Protection Products Amistar - Amistar® is a broad spectrum fungicide from Syngenta which can be used on a range crops Prestop - Prestop® is a unique, patented and approved biological fungicide The new plant health programme from ICL will future-proof your business and help deliver healthier and stronger plants. It’s also been designed to meet current and forthcoming regulatory requirements.

Contents 04 Plant Health Planner 06 Prestop 08 Amistar 09 Hicure 10 Elasto G5 12 Vitalnova Prime 14 Vitalnova Guardian 15 Vitalnova trial results 16 Technical support

DID YOU KNOW? ICL have launched new plant health management tool to help you plan better throughout the growing season. See page 4.

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Plant Health Planner To help growers plan ahead and optimise plant health on their nurseries year-round, ICL has developed a ground-breaking new Plant Health Planner.

Ground-breaking Plant Health Planner

New era

A digital web-based tool has been designed to both simplify and optimise plant health programmes on UK nurseries.

We have entered a new era for plant health. With an ever-diminishing range of available chemicals, growers are adopting a different mindset and a more sustainable IPM approach to keeping their crops healthy.

In line with the Sustainable Use Directive, our Plant Health Planner also helps growers reduce their reliance on chemical crop protection products.

Mobile Friendly

Cultural control is growing in importance again, as the first line of defence, followed by a programmed biological approach to boost plant health and control target pests and diseases. As a last resort, growers still have a small range of chemical products to fall back on.

Planned approach To be successful, it is key to have a planned approach!

At the outset, we recommend growers meet their ICL Technical Area Sales Manager (TASM) to pinpoint the particular plant health problem areas on the nursery; likely time of year; crops impacted; geographical location of the nursery and products currently used to address the issues.

Plant health planner features Vine weevil – full season recommendations

Plant protection products

• Vine weevil control products - Vine Weevil Seeka - Vine Weevil Seeka CT – Cold tolerant - Pitcher GR

- Amistar – see page 8 - Prestop – see page 6 - Incorporate to a full plan with other active ingredients

• Nematode calculator - By inputting basic data this tool works out the quantity of stock solution required for individual spray tank • Recommendations for use of Fungus Gnat Seeka also available Plant health recommendations – when to use biostimulants - Vitalnova Prime – see page 12 - Vitalnova Guardian – see page 14 - Hicure – see page 9

Mobile friendly • Can be used during crop walks for instant advice and recommendations • Recommendations accessible when required

User friendly • Growers are able to access rates for products • Provides instant access to product labels and safety data sheets • User guides for products also available for download

More products will come online as the ICL portfolio grows and potential to be integrated with third party products to help growers create a one stop shop planner which can be used effectively on nursery.

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Plant Health Planner

Armed with this information, ICL’s TASMs can identify and discuss any cultural improvements that could be made and develop an accompanying Plant Health Plan. Depending on the plant health issues identified, this plan might be for a limited period – say 12 weeks - or a year or more.

Request your wall planner today

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Vine Weevil Seeka CT 4L per m2 2 Transporter 1L/Ha Please check Transporter label. Example for application at 4L of water/m :

Apply 25ml of Transporter in 10L water with Dosatron set at 1:100 (1%).

Easy to use Once set up, nursery production staff can access their bespoke plant health plan via a mobile, tablet or desktop computer. Simply click on the week number to view the recommended course of action.

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Vine Weevil Seeka 4L per m2 2 Transporter 1L/Ha Please check Transporter label. Example for application at 4L of water/m :

Apply 25ml of Transporter in 10L water with Dosatron set at 1:100 (1%).

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Apply 25ml of Transporter in 10L water with Dosatron set at 1:100 (1%).

Also available

Keep your plants safe this season with ICL

If you have a programme which is set for a year you are also able to request a wall planner - please speak to your local TASM for details.

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Tailored to your Nursery

Example For example, this might be to apply a biostimulant to boost plant health ahead of high powdery mildew pressure on the nursery or apply nematodes to target vine weevil grubs at the correct time of year.“

ICL Plant Nursery Year round vine weevil

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Multi-use biofungicide

LALLEMAND PLANT CARE

PRESTOP® is a multi-use biofungicide which contains mycelia and spores of Gliocladium catenulatum Strain J1446, a naturally occurring soil fungus, that provides disease control benefits to multiple crop situations. ®

Features and Benefits

PRESTOP protects against:

• Improved resistance management through the multiple capabilities of the naturally occurring micro-organism which has not been genetically manipulated in any way

• Damping-off and root or base rot diseases caused by Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Phytophthora and Fusarium spp. on vegetables, salads, aromatic plants, ornamentals and fruit crops

• Incorporated in to your growing media for ease of use • Compatible with biological and integrated pest management programmes • High level of safety to operators and the environment when used according to label instructions Additional benefit against other diseases such as Plasmodiophora brassicae (clubroot) in brassica crops, sclerotinia, thielaviopsis, helminthosporium, verticillium, penecillium and alternaria species can also be expected.

Characteristics Formulation Wettable powder Technology Bio-fungicide Pack Size

5 kg - premixed in to growing media by ICL

Pack coverage 200-500g per m3 - please consult with

Technical Area Sales Manager for preferred

rate and advice

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MAPP no. 19548 PCS no. 04367

PRESTOP® can be premixed into the growing media by ICL, as part of your Levington Advance Solution or Levington Advance Sustain growing media mix, giving plants protection from root or base rot diseases.

Safe, reliable and renewable peat free growing media from the brand you can trust.

Born from years of research, development and experience gained from years of working within the ornamental industry, ICL’s Levington Advance Sustain provides growers with the ultimate in sustainable growing media. Carefully produced for the professional growing industry ICL have a range of products that can be used to provide peat free growing solutions which maintain plant quality throughout the growing season.

Phytophthora symptoms

Pythium symptoms

The ultimate custom mix programme for peat reduced growing media. ICL’s first class products are the perfect combination for perfect plants.

Going peat free may not be something growers want to do immediately and therefore a more step changed approach is required. With ICL’s custom mix programme Levington Advance Solutions, growers are able to utilise mixes with reduced peat content which are still optimised for incredible plant quality.

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Broad spectrum fungicide

Amistar® is a broad spectrum fungicide which can be used on a range of crops in order to prevent a number of diseases including downy and powdery mildew.

Containing azoxystrobin from the strobilurin group of ® fungicides, Amistar has systemic, translaminar and protectant properties which help inhibit fungal respiration.

Its unique mode of action makes it ideal to use within a crop protection programme.

Characteristics Formulation

Liquid

Technology Fungicide Pack size

1 litre

Pack coverage

Please consult label

MAPP No.

18039

Contains

250g/l azoxystrobin

Features and benefits • Available in 1 litre bottle • Provides protection from a wide variety of diseases • Quick and efficient uptake by leaf and root to move the active ingredient to the point of infection • Recommended as a preventative application • Rainfast in under two hours • Can be used across a variety of crops • Can be used in crop protection programmes

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Liquid plant biostimulant

Hicure® is a liquid plant biostimulant (PFC 6) based on amino acids and peptides. Hicure® supports natural processes in the plant enhancing plant performance in general and especially under abiotic stress conditions.

ICL, in partnership with Syngenta Ornamentals, is delighted to introduce Hicure®, a revolutionary biostimulant designed to improve the shelf life and quality of ornamental plants.

Hicure® can mitigate stress in plants resulting in a healthier and more vigorous crop, particularly towards the end of the on nursery life cycle. By increasing plant quality in this stage of a plant’s life cycle ensures plants arrive with the retailer in the best possible condition for sale.

Built from Amino Acids Amino acids are building blocks for proteins which play an essential role in the life of a plant. Under optimal growing conditions, plants synthesise their own amino acids through thousands of chemical reactions. Under periods of abiotic stress, plants decrease their production of amino acids and can even break down structural proteins to ‘recycle’ the required amino acids. A source of ‘ready to use’ amino acids means the plant won’t have to invest energy making them from scratch and the need to break down proteins is reduced.

Hicure® is a natural product which provides growers with a number of benefits when applied during the plant’s life cycle: • High level of safety • Stress reduction • Good compatibility with other plant protection products • Improved shelf life increasing return on investments

Hicure® can be recommended in to a plant health programme by your ICL Technical Area Sales manager.

Characteristics Formulation

Liquid

Technology

Biostimulant

Pack Size

1 Litre

Pack coverage

Please consult the label

Contains

Amino acids and peptides

BUILT FROM AMINO ACIDS

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Horticultural adjuvant

Elasto G5® is a safe and reliable adjuvant to support ornamental crop production with scientifically proven technology and experience behind it.

Not only does Elasto G5 improve efficacy of crop protection products in both typical and challenging circumstances, it enhances retention, spreading and uptake of an active ingredient, all whilst reducing the risk of run off. It is a polyglycerol based product based on renewable resources: glycerol and coconut oil fatty acid.

Safe • Low risk of phytotox • Low risk for beneficial insects • Reduced risk of run off

Reliable • Improved retention, coverage and uptake of crop protection products

• Significant research and technical support in the UK and the Netherlands

Flexible • Enhanced efficacy improves plant health • Helps to meet retail requirements with potential for reduced chemical applications

For advice on how to use and application please contact your distributor or ICL Technical Area Sales Manager

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Characteristics Formulation

Formulation Liquid

Technology

Adjuvant

Pack Size

5 Litre

Pack coverage

Please consult the label

How can Elasto G5 help?

To get the best results from your crop, you have to rely on good crop protection programmes. To enhance the efficacy of these programmes, good application techniques and the use of adjuvants are essential to improve their uptake.

Horticultural adjuvant

Use with fungicides

Use with fungicides 200gr daminozide ø 41.5 cm

WITH ADDED ELASTO G5

Use with plant growth regulators 200gr daminozide ø 41.5 cm

be achieved.

Untreated: Powdery mildew infection 65%

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100gr daminozide & Elasto G5 ø 43.8 cm

Use with fungicide By adding Elasto G5 to Plant Protection Products (PPP), not only is efficacy improved, but long term protection is maximised.

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APHID 100gr daminozide & G5 IN POTTED ROSES 100gr daminozide & CONTROL Elasto 100 ø 43.8 cm Elasto G5 ø 43.8 cm % Control

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By adding Elasto G5 to plant growth regulators, plants stay more compact and have a brighter colour with lower use of chemical inputs.

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Untreated: Powdery Untreated: Powdery Untreated: Powdery mildew infection 65% mildew mildew infection infection 65% 65%

Bacillus subtilis: Powdery Bacillus subtilis: Bacillus subtilis: mildew infection 25% Powdery Powderymildew mildewinfection infection25% 25%

Bacillus subtilis & Elasto Bacillus subtilis Bacillus subtilis & & Elasto Elasto G5: G5: G5: Powdery mildew Powdery mildew Powdery mildew infection9% 9% infection 9% infection

Powdery mildew trial in potted roses 7 days after last application (The Netherlands 2018)

Use Use with with insecticides insecticides

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be beachieved. achieved.

insecticides and a longer lasting effect can be achieved.

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Aphid control in potted roses

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High performance biostimulants

Vitalnova Prime® is designed to fortify the plant. This technology provides nutrients essential for the defence against environmental stresses affecting plant production.

Solutions Vitalnova Prime, is part of ICL’s biological plant health range which includes products formulated to nutritionally support plants’ inherent defences, including fertilisers, plant activators and microbial inoculants. Providing natural solutions that improve plant health and resiliency against infection and disease throughout the growing season.

Features and Benefits • Blend of active ingredients designed to fortify the plant

Prime

• Leaves no synthetic chemical residues

• Integrates with pest management programmes • Healthier plants are more able to resist stress Solutions Vitalnova Prime, is part of ICL’s biological plant health range

Directions for use

which includes products formulated to nutritionally support Guaranteed plants’ inherent defences, including fertilisers, plant activators

Features and benefits of Vitalnova Prime •

Analysis •

Foliar application of Vitalnova Prime at 1L per Ha every Copper (Cu) 4.00% and microbial inoculants. Providing natural solutions that 10-15 days (1ml per litre) | 0.5 per Ha every 7 days improve plant health and(0.5ml resiliency against infection and disease 2.00%• Sulfur (S) per litre). For fertigation apply between per Ha (1ml per throughout1L the growing season.

• Derived from Copper sulfate litre). Product performs best if used within 24 months of • the date of manufacture. Half fill the tank with water Guaranteed Analysis before adding the required amount of Vitalnova Prime stir • the solution during mixing and during spraying Suitable for use in Copper (Cu) 4.00% organic farming operations. If mixing this product with other plant EC 834/2007 Sulfur (S) 2.00% protection products, it is advisable to check the physical Derived from Copper sulfate compatibility prior to mixing in the tank.

Characteristics

Directions for use

Formulation

Formulation Liquid Foliar application of Vitalnova Prime at 1L per Ha every 10-

Technology

15 days (1ml per litre) | 0.5 per Ha every 7 days (0.5ml per Biostimulant

Pack Size

1 Litre Product performs best if used within 24 months of the date

Pack coverage

Please consult the label

litre). For fertigation apply between 1L per Ha (1ml per litre).

Blend of natural ingredients designed to fortify the plan The natural elicitor activates plants defences for increased plant health throughout the season Leaves no synthetic chemical residues Integrates with disease management programmes Healthier plants are more able to resist stress Suitable for organic growing

New Product launch from ICL

of manufacture. Half fill the tank with water before adding the required amount of Vitalnova Prime stir the solution during mixing and during spraying operations. If mixing this product with other plant protection products, it is advisable to check the physical compatibility prior to mixing in the tank.

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High performance biostimulants

Plants face a constant variety of fungal, bacterial and viral stresses, leading to a loss in productivity

Induced resistance and sustainability

Induced resistance and sustainability

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Natural elicitors leave no synthetic residues and can be used in growing systems either alone or in combination with conventional chemicals.

Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR): Exposure triggers gene expression associated with the plant hormone salicylic acid, SAR pathway protective proteins, phytoalexins and various defensive enzymes.

Natural elicitors leave no synthetic residues and can be used in growing systems either alone or in combination with conventional chemicals.

Induced Systemic (ISR): Exposure to specific Plants face a constant variety ofResistance fungal, bacterial bacterial strains triggers production of the defensive plant Plant-pathogen interactions initiate various chemical defence hormones jasmonic acid and ethylene. and viral stresses, responses in the plant, similar to how our own immune leading to a loss in productivity What is induced resistance?

What is induced resistance?

Plant-pathogen interactions initiate various chemical defence

expression associated with the plant hormone salicylic acid,

respond to vaccines. Elicitors are compounds that activate these

protective proteins, phytoalexins and various defensive enzymes.

same natural plant defences, a state known as induced resistance.

systems respond to vaccines. Elicitors are compounds that activate these same natural plant defences, a state known as induced resistance.

Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR): Exposure to specific bacterial strains triggers production of the defensive plant hormones jasmonic acid and ethylene.

SAR pathway

Two of the most commonly studied forms are: Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR): Exposure triggers gene expression associated with the plant hormone salicylic acid,

Initiation

How are natural elicitors used?

Elicitors are used preventatively. Just as vaccines take some protective proteins, phytoalexins and various defensive enzymes.

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High performance biostimulants

Vitalnova Guardian® provides nutrients essential for the defence against environmental stresses affecting plant production.

Solutions

Guaranteed Analysis

Vitalnova Guardian is a blend of naturally derived polyketides and foliar-applied nutrients essential for plant biofortification, formulated for immediate effect and rapid response in the face of external crop stresses. Wellnourished plants have a more effective defence system.

Copper (Cu) Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Zinc (Zn)

Features and Benefits

Prime

Characteristics

• Effective foliar action

Solutions

Formulation Features Liquidand benefits of Vitalnova Prime

• A unique combination of cations

2.0% 1.6% 0.8% 3.2%

Derived from Copper sulfate, Ferrous sulfate, Manganese sulfate and Zinc

Vitalnova Prime, is part of ICL’s biological plant health range • Technology which includes products formulated to nutritionally support

• Leaves no synthetic chemical residues

Pack

plants’ inherent defences, including fertilisers, plantSize activators to help the inoculants. plant • Foliar applied and fortifies the leafand microbial Providing natural solutions that Pack coverage cope with environmental stress improve plant health and resiliency against infection and disease throughout the growing season.

• Integrates with pest management programs (IDM)

• Approved for organic crop production according to EC 834/2007 Guaranteed Analysis Prime • Can be used in conjunction with Vitalnova Copper (Cu) 4.00% and non • Can be used for all crop types (edibleSulfur (S) edible) 2.00%

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The natural elicitor activates plants defences for 1 Litre increased plant health throughout the season

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Suitable for use in organic farming EC 834/2007

product only

• Vitalnova Guardian is a foliar intervention Derived from Copper sulfate when crop stress is evident

Directions for use

Directions for use

Vitalnova Guardian is foliar appliedFoliar at 2ml per litre application of Vitalnova Prime at 1L per Ha every 10(0.2%) | 2L per Ha. Product performs best(1ml if used within 15 days per litre) | 0.5 per Ha every 7 days (0.5ml per 24 months of the date of manufacture.

Half fill the apply tank between 1L per Ha (1ml per litre). litre). For fertigation New Product performs with water before adding the required amount ofbest if used within 24 months of the date of manufacture.

Half fill the tank with water before adding Product Vitalnova Guardian. Stir the solution during mixing and the required amount of Vitalnova Prime stir the solution during spraying operations. If mixing this product with launch during mixing and during spraying operations. If mixing this other plant protection products, it is advisable to check from ICL product with other plant protection products, it is advisable the physical compatibility prior to mixing tank.compatibility prior to mixing in the tank. to check in thethe physical

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Nursery trial Hardy Nursery Stock Trial ICL commissioned trials at Stockbridge Technology Centre in order to prove the efficacy of these products and their effect on plant health within Hardy Nursery Stock.

Conclusion

The purpose of the trials is to build confidence in these new products and help advisers and growers to understand how these can be used to reduce their reliance on traditional chemistry which is in decline.

ICL wanted to establish the effectiveness of Vitalnova Nursery products in activating and upscaling the plants on defences against disease pressure.

• Plants established well • Infection levels on untreated plants was significantly

higher than other treatments • Chemical control programme provided best level of control • Both biostimulant products helped strengthen the plant in order for it to show signs of good fortification against incoming disease

The Treatments Treatments were applied as a foliar spray at a water rate of 500L/ha, via a single nozzle (01 80 VS Teejet).

The spray applications were carried out using a Precision gas operated sprayer to maintain a 2 Bar pressure.

• Chemical control programme impacted on plant vigour • Biostimulants worked within an IDM plan to reduce chemical inputs and to increase plant health in disease situations • These products are not intended to replace plant protection products. Vitalnova Nursery products are there to compliment existing products in the market and increase plant health.

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The Professional Horticulture Team

Providing you with ongoing technical support throughout the growing season to maximise the quality and return of your crops.

Dr Eleni Siasou Product Development & Quality Manager - Growing Media +44 (0)7867 691941 eleni.siasou@icl-group.com

Technical Area Sales Managers

Adrian Thirtle-Watts MBPR Sales Manager Professional Horticulture +44 (0)7778 603104 adrian.thirtle-watts@icl-group.com

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Call +44 (0)1473 237 111 Email prof.sales@icl-group.com Web www.icl-sf.co.uk | www.icl-sf.ie USE PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS SAFELY. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL AND PRODUCT INFORMATION BEFORE USE. All products are registered trademarks of ICL Ltd unless stated. For further information with regard to the warning phrases and symbols for this product please refer to the product label. Elasto G5, Hicure and Amistar® is a registered trademark of Syngenta. Amistar® contains azoxystrobin MAPP No. 18039. Prestop is a Trade Mark of Lallemand Plant Care and contains Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446. As circumstances can differ and as application of products is beyond our control, ICL cannot be held responsible for any negative results. With this publication, all previously given recommendations expire. Before a new rate, product or application method is used, a small-scale trial is recommended. Ask your local ICL dealer or the ICL Professional Horticulture representative in your area for more information or recommendations. Consult www.icl-sf.co.uk or www.icl-sf.ie for your contact in the region.