‘Mission’ is perfectly possible

Ridding potato crops of weed competition has become a much more complicated task this year as fewer key active ingredients are now registered and others have been restricted in their dose rates.  A novel formulation of diquat, Mission will come to the rescue of many growers, who have been forced into looking for alternative practical [...]

Interfarm to supply Rizolex potato seed treatment in UK and Ireland

Interfarm UK is now supplying the seed potato fungicide treatments Rizolex in the UK and Ireland.  Available as the 10%w/w Wettable Powder, Rizolex and as the 500g/l Suspension Concentrate Rizolex Flowable, these fungicides are used in seed potatoes for the control of black scurf and stem canker, caused by the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. John Martin, Managing [...]

New seed potato treatment approved on wireworm

Bayer CropScience has picked up registration for a new seed-piece treatment to suppress damage caused by wireworm in potato crops.  Bayer said in a release Wednesday that its Group 4 liquid clothiandin product Titan will be available for the 2009 season as the only seed-piece treatment registered for suppression of wireworm.
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Canadian farmers win 20-year settlement fight over virus decision

Almost 200 potato farmers in the New Brunswick province of Canada will receive a multimillion-dollar settlement from their Federal government after a court ruling ended a 20-year legal battle over a virus outbreak. The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal from the federal government in a lawsuit over a virus that devastated the province’s [...]

New tuber treatment developed for seed potatoes in the UK

A new tuber treatment for seed potatoes being developed by Syngenta offers potential for controlling a range of tuber-borne diseases, including activity against common scab, for which there is currently no chemical control. According to Syngenta technical manager Michael Tait, the new product is based on fludioxonil – currently available as the cereal seed treatment [...]