Optimize Productivity and Profitability with <strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong>High-value, small-seeded vegetables need a healthy start to ensure maximum seed germination andstand establishment. <strong>FarMore</strong> ® <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> technology from Syngenta is the first comprehensivecombination of separately-registered seed protection products, proprietary application technologiesand dedicated seed treatment services that maximizes production value of crops including cucumber,melon (cantaloupe and honeydew), pumpkin and squash by enhancing performance and quality.<strong>FarMore</strong> Technology Offers SuperiorDisease ProtectionProviding early-season protection against certain diseases,<strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> technology includes a combinationof three proven and complementary fungicides that providethe first line of defense and protection against several keyseed and seedling diseases including:• Rhizoctonia spp.• Fusarium spp.• Pythium spp.Excellent Early-season Insect Protection<strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> technology contains thiamethoxam,a second generation neonicotinoid, which protects againstexcessive foliage damage in young plants from:• Cucumber beetles• Flea beetles• LeafminersThiamethoxam also eliminates or reduces the chance ofvirus transmission by certain insects including:• Aphids• Thrips• General damping-off andseedling blight• Seedcorn maggot• Wireworms• Whiteflies
A Novel Approach to Cucurbit Protection<strong>FarMore</strong> Technology includes a seed company orseed technology provider applied combination of thefollowing separately registered seed protection productsand protocols delivered directly on the vegetable seed.FUNGICIDESApron XL ® (mefenoxam)Maxim ® 4FS (fludioxonil)Dynasty ® (azoxystrobin)INSECTICIDECruiser ® 5FS(thiamethoxam)The key to success of this on-seed approach is thedisease and insect barrier created around the seed atplanting and during germination, which wards off anychallenge that may be caused by the pathogens orpest in the soil or on the seed. With this approach, thegrower is not required to play “catch-up”, which canbe ineffective and very expensive. The use of <strong>FarMore</strong><strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> technology may also, in some cases,eliminate the need for one early foliar spray.<strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> technology providescucumber, melon, pumpkin and squash growerswith consistent performance to enhance seedlingemergence, maximize plant stand establishment,stimulate early-season vigor and plant health, andprotect yield potential.Protection Against Cucumber BeetlesAlive and Dead: Striped and Spotted Cucumber BeetlesVlaspik CucumbersStriped and Spotted Cucumber Beetles2520151050.06.21.8Live-33 DAPSource: Syngenta Trials, E. Hitchner, 2008Trial: USEBU1012008, Salem County, NJNote: Admire ® Pro: 280 grams ai/haDead-33 DAPFungicide Only <strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> Admire ® Pro (In furrow)Cucumber YieldWainright Supreme VarietyYield (1000s of lbs/A)12010080604020080,2588.4Trial: USNI0U1152008, 2008, Pepin County, WI023.6105,466 103,087<strong>FarMore</strong> F300 <strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>FarMore</strong> F300 +<strong>Cucurbits</strong> Admire Pro (In furrow)1Cucumber Beetle: Percent Dead10095UntreatedTreated with <strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong><strong>Cucurbits</strong>% Cucumber beetle mortality806040200525 DAPUntreated <strong>FarMore</strong> <strong>FI400</strong> <strong>Cucurbits</strong> Admire ® Pro (Infurrow)Source: Tom Kuhar, Associate Professor, Dept. Entomology, Eastern Shore AREC, Virginia Tech, 2008Note: Admire Pro: 280 grams ai/ha, After 96 hours at the 4 leaf stage10