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ADVERTORIAL<br />
///Rising Impact of Almond Bloom Diseases<br />
Game Plan for a Winning Season<br />
Bloom diseases are opponents that are constantly<br />
evolving. They are more prevalent than ever in California,<br />
where increasingly erratic weather is a consistent threat,<br />
creating prime conditions for diseases to thrive and<br />
have a significant effect on almond yield potential. As a<br />
result, growers need a strategic game plan to make the<br />
best countermove against bloom diseases while also<br />
managing resistance.<br />
Scala, ® Luna Experience ® and Luna Sensation ® from<br />
Bayer are the recommended fungicide treatments to<br />
counteract these challenges. Growers can’t out-spray<br />
bloom diseases, but they can outsmart them through<br />
a combination of knowledge, application timing<br />
and by using products that demonstrate consistently<br />
high performance, overcome weather challenges<br />
and manage resistance.<br />
“We always like to recommend that our fungicides<br />
are used in a preventive manner prior to there being<br />
disease issues. So proper timing is very important,”<br />
says Matthew Wilson, field sales representative<br />
for Bayer.<br />
Scala fungicide is notable for its control of Brown rot<br />
blossom blight at pink bud as an early-season spray<br />
option. It also offers both preventive and curative<br />
activity, rapid penetration and an ease of mobility into<br />
the bud and blossom. It is crop safe, mixes well with<br />
IPM programs and other products, and is effective<br />
across a wide range of temperatures and weather<br />
conditions, with minimal adverse effects on beneficial<br />
insect species.<br />
PCA Ryan Garcia of Salida Ag Chem in Modesto,<br />
California, uses Scala. “I’ll use it in the early stages<br />
of bloom for Brown rot blossom blight. I think it’s a<br />
great material.”<br />
Application Timing<br />
“We’re kicking off with Scala,” notes grower Scott Long,<br />
general manager for Superior Fruit Ranch in Ceres,<br />
California. “We’ll come back with Luna ® and that<br />
gives us full coverage, plus it really helps us cover<br />
all aspects and concerns in the early spring period.”<br />
Luna Experience and Luna Sensation are strong<br />
choices for maximizing yields by providing longlasting,<br />
broad-spectrum disease protection when<br />
applied at bloom. Luna penetrates green tissue and<br />
moves systemically into closed buds, protecting<br />
against Brown rot blossom blight, Jacket rot, Shot<br />
hole, Anthracnose, Scab, Rust and Alternaria. It also<br />
offers two built-in modes of action for each product,<br />
providing the flexibility to alternate FRAC groups for<br />
more effective fungicide resistance management.<br />
“I use Luna products predominantly in the bloom time<br />
for a myriad of diseases,” says PCA David Vermeulen<br />
of Vernalis, California. “I like the ease of handling, and<br />
it mixes well with a number of other products. It also<br />
covers a broad spectrum of different fungal diseases<br />
I’m going after.”<br />
Diseases to Watch<br />
/// Brown Rot Blossom Blight – Thrives in humid temperatures<br />
with or without rain.<br />
/// Anthracnose – Originates in warm, rainy weather.<br />
/// Jacket Rot – Rare, but, under cool and wet conditions at<br />
bloom, can cause devastating loss.<br />
/// Scab – Favors wet weather and spreads to new sites by<br />
wind or rain.<br />
/// Shot Hole – Requires prolonged periods of moisture,<br />
and water moves spores to new sites.<br />
/// Alternaria – Develops with high humidity where dew forms<br />
and air is stagnant.<br />
/// Rust – Favors humid conditions, worsens in rainy weather<br />
and spreads easily by wind.<br />
PINK<br />
BUD<br />
BLOOM<br />
GROWTH<br />
SHELL-HARDENING<br />
HARVEST<br />
February March April May June July August September<br />
Brown Rot Blossom Blight, Jacket Rot<br />
Brown Rot Blossom Blight, Jacket Rot, Anthracnose, Shot Hole, Scab<br />
Rust, Alternaria<br />
Prepare for a winning season and learn more about bloom disease management.<br />
Contact your Bayer representative or visit LunaScalaGamePlan.com.<br />
Hull Rot<br />
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS.<br />
Not all products are approved and registered in all states and may be subject to use restrictions. The distribution, sale, or use of an unregistered pesticide is a violation of federal and/or state<br />
law and is strictly prohibited. Check with your local product dealer or representative or U.S. EPA and your state pesticide regulatory agency for the product registration status in your state.<br />
Bayer, Bayer Cross, Luna, ® Luna Experience, ® Luna Sensation, ® and Scala ® are registered trademarks of Bayer Group. For additional product information, call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER<br />
(1-866-992-2937) or visit our website at www.BayerCropScience.us. Bayer CropScience LP, 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63167. ©2020 Bayer Group. All rights reserved.<br />
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