Quash® SC fungicide helps manage the impact of sclerotinia in canola, and powdery mildew in pulses, as well as the suppression of many other diseases.
Quash® SC fungicide helps manage the impact of sclerotinia in canola, and powdery mildew in pulses, as well as the suppression of many other diseases.
Technical information
Active ingredient: Group 3 (metconazole)
Rainfast: 2 hours
Treatment area: One case treats 160 acres
Crop staging: Canola: Apply between 20% and 50% bloom. Pulses: Make first application at 20-50% bloom before disease symptoms are visible.
Notes: Apply prior to disease development. For best results apply with 20 gallons/acre of water by ground or 5 gallons/acre by air.
Registered crops
- Canola
- Pulses (field peas, chickpeas, lentils)
- Dry beans
- Potatoes
- Sunflowers
Diseases controlled
- Canola – Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)
- Field peas – Powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi)
- Potatoes – Early blight (Alternaria solani)
- Sunflowers – Rust (Puccinia helianthi)
See the label for additional diseases suppressed in chickpeas, lentils, dry beans and potatoes.
Benefits
- EXCELLENT CONTROL OF SCLEROTINIA in canola and powdery mildew in field peas
- SYSTEMIC FUNGICIDE that is absorbed quickly through the cuticle of the plant
- PROVIDES RESIDUAL ACTIVITY, and moves outward in the leaf tissue from the initial point of contact within the plant
- No adjuvant required to achieve maximum performance
- New simple, lightweight, convenient liquid formulation
Disease control challenge
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a constant threat in the primary canola producing regions of Western Canada. Yield losses every year range in the millions of dollars. Scouting and forecasting for the disease is difficult and foliar control options are costly.
Nufarm solution
Quash fungicide provides excellent control of sclerotinia in canola with the label flexibility to tailor control level of sclerotinia risk. Quick movement through the cuticle of the plant and residual systemic activity means Quash quickly provides effective overall plant protection.