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On-time blight control
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Answering your questions about ReasonTM on-time blight control
common questions about Reason – an economical systemic
I’m uncomfortable using a lower rate of my contact fungicide with Reason – why is it okay to do that?
fungicide that, when tank mixed with a contact fungicide
It’s all about better blight control. A tank mix of Reason
every second spray, protects potatoes all season long.
with Dithane or Bravo provides better protection than any
We’ve had some questions from the field about exactly how Reason protects potatoes against late blight and early blight. Here are answers to some
of the products alone. Reason is active on both late blight
Why do I need four sprays of Reason when I usually only use other systemic fungicides once or twice per season?
and early blight, so you can lower the rate of the contact
Using Reason in a four-spray blight control program – in
you’re not paying for more contact fungicide than you need.
fungicide in the tank mix and Reason provides the added activity needed for better blight protection. Several years of Bayer CropScience and third-party research trials demonstrate that a lower rate is all that’s needed – together with Reason – to get late blight and early blight protection, so
every other application – ensures season-long protection against both late blight and early blight. It’s impossible to know exactly when blight might hit. That’s why Reason provides “on-time blight control” – whenever you need protection, it’s working for you. Other systemic fungicides
Timing is everything when it comes to late blight and early blight control. Unfortunately, there’s usually a lot of guesswork involved.
– used only once or twice per season – require more
Take the guesswork out of timing your blight control simply by adding a little ReasonTM in every other spray of your regular program. Reason is an economical, systemic anti-sporulant that protects your potatoes all season long. So your late blight and early blight program is always on-time.
program eliminates the risk of missing the optimum
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precise application timing to ensure they are applied before blight is an issue. If you miss that window and blight is already present, it’s too late. Reason’s four-spray spray timing.
Why does Reason need to be tank mixed with a contact fungicide like Dithane* or Bravo®?
In 1995, potato crops were nearly devastated by the effects of resistant Colorado potato beetle. Then Admire was introduced and potato growers have since grown to trust Admire to protect their investment and deliver unprecedented yield. In just one application – applied in-furrow, as a seed-piece treatment or foliar application – Admire controls Colorado potato beetle, aphid, flea beetle and leafhopper. After more than 13 years, Admire continues to be the top potato insecticide in Canada.
It’s all about resistance management. Reason has a
Reason. For on-time blight control.
single site mode of action, and contact fungicides have multi-site modes of action. Reason is labeled for use only as a tank mix with Dithane or Bravo for built-in resistance management that will help protect the efficacy of all
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these products.
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