Spyrale

Effective disease control in sugar beet

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CROP PROTECTION

Long-lasting control of all major foliar diseases SPYRALE gives long-lasting control of all the major foliar diseases affecting sugar beet. Sugar beet crops must be protected from the damaging effects of foliar diseases if they are to achieve their full yield potential.

SPYRALE preserves green leaf cover for longer in the season, allowing your crop to make best use of late sunshine and moisture to build root and sugar yield.

Healthy crops achieve higher yields. Using a triazole fungicide has been shown to increase yield by 5%, even in the absence of disease* Protection from powdery mildew prevents a 1-2% loss in sugar content* SPYRALE assists in canopy management. Strong leaves resist frost damage and canopy collapse * BBRO Fungicide Strategy, 2011

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Greener leaves for longer Broad-spectrum disease control SPYRALE’s complementary morpholine and triazole chemistry provides broad‑spectrum control of the main sugar beet diseases – Powdery Mildew, Rust, Ramularia and Cercospora.

Powdery Mildew Powdery Mildew is the most damaging foliar disease – early infections can reduce yields by up to 20% (Source: BBRO Crop Bulletins), with a major impact on sugar content.

9.0

20 DAA 1

Powdery mildew severity %

8.0

14 DAA2 28 DAA2

7.0

50 DAA2 6.0 5.0

Long-lasting protection with SPYRALE

4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

Untreated

cyproconazole + trifloxystrobin

SPYRALE

Source: Syngenta trials 2011, mean of six UK trials – SPYRALE applied at 1.0 l/ha, cyproconazole + trifloxystrobin applied at 0.35l/ha.

Reducing rust Rust infection can reduce yields by up to 14% (Source: BBRO Crop Bulletins).

14.0

Rust severity %

20 DAA 1 12.0

14 DAA2 28 DAA2

10.0

Greater control of rust with SPYRALE

8.0 6.0

50 DAA2

4.0 2.0 0.0

Untreated

cyproconazole + trifloxystrobin

SPYRALE

Source: Syngenta trials 2011, mean of ten UK trials – SPYRALE applied at 1.0 l/ha, cyproconazole + trifloxystrobin applied at 0.35l/ha.

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Healthier beet with SPYRALE Spray advice

lifted crops. Follow BBRO advice on disease development through the critical parts of the season.

SPYRALE is best applied when warnings are issued, before symptoms are apparent.

However, SPYRALE does have a curative effect on early mildew and will reverse early symptoms.

For effective disease control, a two-spray strategy is recommended for all but the earliest-

July Beet lifted before mid Oct

SPYRALE (1.0 l/ha)

Beet lifted after Oct

SPYRALE (1.0 l/ha)

Aug

Adjusted yields from a BBRO trial lifted on the 13th December 2011 highlighted a general trend of increasing sugar content with increasing fungicide rates, with the best results coming from a two-spray strategy.

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LIFT SPYRALE (1.0 l/ha)

LIFT

SPYRALE can also be used as an effective partner in spray programmes that include other active ingredients.

Application advice

The best nozzles depend on the target:

Recent Syngenta trials examined the influence of water volume and nozzle choice on the amount of active ingredient deposited on the outer and central leaves of the crop.

• F or overall coverage the DEFY 03 is the most consistent.

• R etention goes down as water volume increases. Optimal water volume is 100 l/ha.

• A good low drift option is the AMISTAR nozzle.

• Increasing

water volume increases penetration to the centre at the expense of retention on the outer leaves.

Contact

• The

more water applied, the less fungicide sticks to the plants.

Syngenta, CPC4 Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XE

• N arrow-angled nozzles gave the best results – DEFY 03 and VEG 04.

Phone: 01223 883400 E-mail: customer.service@syngenta.com

• F or hitting the central, small leaves the VEG 04 nozzle is best.

AMISTAR®, DEFY® AND SPYRALE® are Registered Trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. SPYRALE (MAPP 12566) contains fenpropidin and difenoconazole. Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd. Registered in England No. 849037.

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