Protecting your crop

The best control of Chocolate spot and Bean rust will be achieved from a 2 spray programme. Optimum T1 timing will be at early flowering when the first signs of disease are visible. At T2, mid to late flowering, a follow up treatment should be used where disease threats remain at high levels to ensure long term disease control.

BASF offers a range of very effective fungicides for controlling disease in beans.

	Chocolate Spot	Bean Rust	Ascochyta
Walabi	***(*)	***
Signum	*****	****(*)	****
Sunorg Pro	**(*)	*****	*
Compass	****	**

 

***** = Very good control
* = Poor control

SIGNUM

(pyraclostrobin + boscalid)

 

• Best product for all round protection and persistence.
• Excellent, long-lasting activity on Chocolate spot, Ascocyta and rust.
• The first choice where disease pressure is moderate or high for both Chocolate spot and rust.
• Signum also offers the physiological benefits of both boscalid and pyraclostrobin to the crop, resulting in increased green leaf retention through the season and reduction of stress.

COMPASS

(iprodione + thiophanate)

 

• Preventative treatment against Chocolate spot with some activity against rust.
• Use at early flowering for protectant activity against Chocolate spot.

WALABI*

(pyrimethanil + chlorothalonil)

 

• Broad-spectrum preventative treatment against Chocolate spot and rust in low to moderate disease situations.
• Should be applied before disease becomes established.
• If disease levels remain low through the season, Walabi continues to offer broad spectrum protection.

SUNORG PRO/CARAMBA 90/JUVENTUS

(metconazole)

 

• The product of choice for high-risk rust conditions, particularly where early signs of the disease are already apparent and kick back activity is required.
• Protectant activity against Chocolate spot.

*Please note; Last sales of Walabi by BASF or distributors is 31 July 2014 with last storage, disposal and use up on farm ends 31 July 2015.

Application rate & timing recommendations
 

Situation	Early flowering	Mid - late flowering
Preferred choice in high or moderate risk situations.	Signum 0.5 – 0.75 kg/ha	Repeat application after 2 weeks if disease pressure high
Low disease pressure - preventative for Chocolate spot with some activity against rust.	Compass 3 l/ha	Repeat application after 2 weeks if disease pressure high
Low early disease pressure - Chocolate spot and rust protection		Signum 0.5 kg/ha
Moderate-high early disease risk with 2nd spray after 3-4 weeks if rust active but low risk of Chocolate spot.	Signum 0.5 – 0.75 kg/ha	Sunorg Pro 0.6 – 1 l/ha
Low disease pressure early but higher risk develops during season	Walabi 1.5 l/ha	Signum 0.5 kg/ha