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April 11, 2024 by McKenna Greco

To spray or not to spray? It’s the age-old question all growers face: is spraying a fungicide worth it? Local weather conditions and disease pressure factor into the yearly debate of whether or not to spray. But the question shouldn’t be if it’s worth spraying a fungicide, but if you can afford not to.

A map showing improved corn yields under wet and dry conditions with Miravis Neo and Trivapro fungicides from 2020 and 2021

In the last five years, 2020 was the driest summer and 2021 was the wettest. In both scenarios, Syngenta Cleaner & Greener fungicides showed excellent performance and improved corn yields over untreated acres. In the dry conditions of 2020, Miravis® Neo and Trivapro® fungicides delivered an average 14.1 bu/A yield increase over untreated; and in the wet, tar spot-heavy conditions of 2021, they delivered an average 17.2 bu/A increase over untreated1. The data also shows a 6.8 to 7.8 bu/A yield advantage in soybeans treated with Miravis Neo or Miravis Top compared to untreated acres2.

A map showing improved soybean yields under wet and dry conditions with Miravis Neo and Miravis Top fungicides from 2020 and 2021

By choosing a fungicide with both exceptional disease control and proven plant-health benefits, you can expect stronger, healthier plants – even under drought conditions. Why? It all comes down to three pillars: light absorption, water conservation and harvest efficiency. Syngenta technical product lead Tyler Harp explains how these add up to healthier plants and higher yield potential.

  1. Light Absorption:  Leaves that are greener can capture more light energy from the sun and focus more energy to money-making yield.
  2. Water conservation: Better water conservation with plant-health fungicides means a lower transpiration rate in the leaves, minimized water vapor loss in the crop, better moisture retention and a more efficient use of water, which is key in a drought.
  3. Harvest Efficiency: With fungicides that control disease and help preserve crop strength, there is less lodging and shattering at harvest. “This allows growers to conduct their harvest more quickly, saving time, fuel and ultimately money.

Together, improved water conservation, light absorption and harvest efficiency promote a healthier crop with maximized grain fill and yield potential.

Want to learn more about how Cleaner & Greener fungicides work? Watch as Harp and Syngenta product lead Logan Romines explain the bushel-boosting science behind the Syngenta fungicide portfolio.

Interested in how Cleaner & Greener fungicides can help preserve your yield potential? Visit BoostYourBushels.com to explore trials and calculate your ROI.

1 Syngenta on-farm, large strip trials. 2020 trial locations: IA (2), IL (33), IN (6), NE (6), OH (13), WI (11) and SD (26). 2021 trial locations: IL (35), IN (9), WI (7) and SD (13).

2 Syngenta on-farm, large strip trials. 2020 trial locations: IA (5), IL (29), IN (6), OH (10), WI (17) and SD (15). 2021 trial locations: IL (25), IN (1), WI (3) and SD (2).

April 11, 2024 by McKenna Greco

We’ve all heard it before: Timing is everything, and it couldn’t be more true when considering when to make a fungicide application. Fluctuating weather conditions, commodity prices and disease severity complicate the timing decision, but now we know that timely applications of Syngenta plant-health fungicides are one of the best ways to consistently preserve yield potential under both disease conditions and environmental stressors like heat or drought. The steady increase in the number of corn and soybean growers that choose to apply a fungicide is evidence of the value fungicides deliver.

Prepare for Familiar Foes and Emerging Threats

Northern corn leaf blight, Southern rust, tar spot and gray leaf spot have earned their reputation as devastating corn diseases, and white mold, brown spot and frogeye leaf spot are known to decimate soybean fields.

These well-known threats pack a serious punch. Southern rust, a familiar foe to corn growers primarily in Southern states, can cause yield losses of up to 100 bu/A, according to the University of Florida IFAS. Meanwhile, researchers at South Dakota State University determined that white mold can cause soybean yield losses of over 40% depending on the infected growth stage. Corn growers also contend with emerging threats like tar spot, which has caused yield losses ranging from 20-80% since its discovery in the U.S. in 2015.

To better protect your fields from disease threats, timing is crucial when making your fungicide application to make sure you are getting the most value from your fungicides.

Spray When Disease Impacts Yields

Apply too early, and corn and soybeans are left vulnerable to late-season disease. Apply too late, and susceptible crops might not be able to recover from the onslaught of disease or environmental stress. Even worse, the wrong fungicide at the wrong time can negatively impact corn’s health, leaving it more susceptible to disease and providing little disease protection.

For both corn and soybeans, the optimal fungicide application window is centered around critical growth periods when disease has the greatest potential to impact yields.

Corn Application Timing

The largest yield reduction occurs at R1, when corn is fully tasseled, beginning to green silk and under stress. Foliar fungicides applied at tasseling or early silking (VT-R1) provide optimal disease control by preventing disease onset when corn is most susceptible to stress. VT-R1 applications deliver better overall disease control, stalk integrity and harvest efficiency. Applications at this crucial stage in development are most likely to see a yield response and provide significant value to your bottom line.

An illustration of a corn plant depicting the ideal VT-R1 fungicide application timing
Corn fungicide applications between VT-R1 help combat environmental stress, disease and ultimately yield reduction.

Soybean Application Timing

For most foliar soybean diseases, including frogeye leaf spot and brown spot, the ideal fungicide application window is at the R3 or “beginning pod” stage. The R3 growth stage occurs when the pod is 3/16” long at one of the four uppermost nodes of a main stem with a fully developed leaf. Foliar fungicides applied at this stage have the greatest impact on yield preservation because disease severity is beginning to rapidly increase and stress in the following R4-R6 stages can cause severe reductions in yield.

However, fields with a history of white mold might require an earlier application, especially if extended periods of cool weather are on the forecast. In this case, consider applying a fungicide at early bloom to late bloom. By the time you see widespread symptoms in the field, it will be too late to manage white mold effectively.

Choose the Right Fungicide

To help get the most out of your fungicide application, choose a product with a long-lasting residual to make sure your crops are protected between application and potential disease onset. Early applications of fungicides without a strong residual may only delay disease onset and ultimately still open the door for late-season losses.

That’s why we recommend Miravis® Neo corn and soybean fungicide and Trivapro® corn fungicide. Miravis Neo and Trivapro both provide long-lasting residual control as well as broad-spectrum preventive and curative disease control. The enhanced application flexibility and long-lasting residual help protect yield potential from application to harvest.

Reap the Rewards of Cleaner & Greener Fungicides

Both Miravis Neo and Trivapro fungicides do more than protect against disease. With the right application timing, they also provide plant health benefits to preserve yield potential, even in years with low disease pressure.

For corn and soybeans, these benefits include:

  • Improved water conservation.
  • Increased light absorption.
  • Improved CO2 assimilation and nitrogen utilization.
  • More efficient harvest.

These benefits translate to healthier, more productive crops by shifting energy away from fighting disease and environmental stress and toward growth and grain fill. Whether you are battling heavy disease pressure or drought conditions, these fungicides can provide consistent yield preservation.

Trial data shows that Miravis Neo and Trivapro fungicides delivered yield increases to corn and soybean fields over untreated in both the drought conditions of 2020 and the wet, tar-spot heavy conditions of 2021.

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April 10, 2024 by McKenna Greco

Weed infestations in wheat crops can cause severe reductions in yield by damaging plants, out-competing for resources, or interfering with harvest. It’s important to scout frequently and correctly identify threatening weeds to pick the right treatment program. Keep an eye out for these common weeds by learning their key identifying characteristics.

Kochia

Kochia plant in late season wheat
Kochia plant in late season wheat

Kochia is a summer annual in the goosefoot family. Here’s how to identify it:

  • Kochia matures to 1 to 6 feet tall.
  • Cotyledons are stalkless, elliptical and softly hairy with dull green upper surfaces. They may be pink on the underside.
  • Seedling stems are hairy and green to reddish in color.
  • Their stems grow upright and are branched with hairs on the upper parts. They may be tinged red.
  • Look for alternately arranged leaves with a narrow lance shape and smooth, hairy edges.
  • Leaves are typically 1 to 2 inches long and may have silky hairs on the underside.
  • Small green flowers grow in clusters in the upper leaf axils and on terminal spikes.

Russian Thistle

Russian thistle plant
Russian thistle plant

Russian thistle is a summer annual in the goosefoot family, but their hairless leaves distinguish them from kochia. Here are other key features to look for:

  • Russian thistle is 6 inches to 4 feet tall at maturity.
  • Seedling stems are striped with reddish-purple streaks. Their first true leaves appear opposite and are fleshy and needle-like.
  • Their stems are profusely branched with short, stiff hairs and reddish-purple streaks. They become stiff and dry later in the season.
  • Leaves grow alternately and are hairless, thin and linear or needle-shaped with a stiff, prickly spine at the tip.
  • Flowers develop in the leaf axils on the upper portions of the stem and have five pale green to red, petal-like, membranous sepals that surround the developing seed.

Wild Oat

Wild oat plant
Wild oat plant

Wild oat is a summer annual in the grass family. It poses a unique threat as grains from wild oat can mix with wheat grains, causing price penalties in harvested crops. Look for these characteristics to distinguish this grass:

  • Wild oat can grow up to 4 feet tall.
  • Seedlings have hairy leaves and the seed clings to the seedling for a long time.
  • Stems are round and hairless.
  • Leaves are flat, rolled in the bud and often twisted counterclockwise. They can be up to 8 inches in length and usually have a few short hairs at the base of the blade.
  • Their flower heads are open and branched, and spikelets hang like pendants from flowering branches. They typically bloom from March to June.

Foxtail

Flower head of a green foxtail plant
Flower head of a green foxtail plant

Foxtail is a summer annual in the grass family. These come in yellow, green and giant varieties and their flowers are their most distinguishing feature. Keep an eye out for these other features:

  • Foxtails are 1 to 3 feet tall at maturity.
  • Their seedlings’ first leaves are usually parallel to the ground and rolled in the bud.
  • Stems branch and grow erect or bent at the base, but ascend upwards overall.
  • Their leaves are 4 to 15 inches in length with a spiral twist.
  • Flower heads are spikelike, bristly and densely packed with flowers.

Wild Radish

Wild radish plant
Wild radish plant

Wild radish is a winter or summer annual in the mustard family. The following features distinguish it from other weeds:

  • Wild radish reaches a mature height of 1 to 4 feet.
  • Seedlings are purple with stiff hairs below their cotyledons. Seedling leaf blades are hairless and kidney to heart shaped with an indent.
  • Stems are densely hairy at the base and branched.
  • Leaf edges are irregularly toothed and lobed. They grow alternately, with stiff hairs on the top, bottom and edges.
  • Branched clusters of flowers grow at the ends of stems and branches. They have four petals each and are pale yellow to cream white with purple veins.

Common Ragweed

Common ragweed plant in a wheat field
Common ragweed plant in a wheat field

Another summer annual weed to look for is common ragweed, which is in the aster family. Here are some features to look for:

  • Common ragweed reaches 1 to 3 feet in height.
  • Seedling stems are purple. Cotyledons are dark green and paddle shaped; young leaves are green and deeply divided into lobes.
  • Stems are branched and densely covered with rough hairs.
  • Leaves grow to 2 to 4 inches in length and are fern-like with longer stalks on lower parts of the plants.
  • Green flowers are arranged in clusters of male and female flowers.

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As we move into the latter part of the season, keep disease threats top of mind. While crops may not begin to show signs of disease until later in the season, early action is key to preventing infection.

Keep an eye out for these tomato diseases and make a plan to protect your yield potential.

Disease Threats

A couple of key diseases and disease carriers are likely to present themselves early in the season. Brought to plants by beet leafhoppers acting as vectors for the disease, curly top can cause real challenges for your crop. Phytophthora root rot begins to affect tomatoes about a month after planting.

The most common disease threat to tomatoes is early blight. Early blight is driven by Alternaria infections and can occur at any stage of development. Like many pathogens, the spores of this pathogen spread by wind or water splash, surviving between seasons on crop debris in the soil.

Disease Problems Posed

Tomato leaf infected with early blight
Early blight spores spread by wind and water splash to infect tomato leaves.

Each diseases pose a unique risk to yield potential in tomatoes. Diseases cut growing plants off from nutrients to nurture their own growth and overtake early-emerging plants. Defoliation caused by disease limits the leaf surface area available to photosynthesis. This can cause stunted growth, reduced quality and lower yield potential.

Plants infected by curly top can turn yellow, become stiff and stop growing, potentially killing the plant. Curly top gets its name from the first symptom that usually appears: discolored leaves that curl in at the edges.

Phytophthora root rot can also cause plant death. Brown lesions might be seen around the base, and eventually the roots can rot away and die, causing plants to grow slowly or wilt.

Early blight degrades the tissue it infects. Lost growth means the plant must divert energy to regenerate and results in a reduced canopy that may not be able to support as large a crop. Defoliation in the lower part of the plant leaves the tomato fruit susceptible to sunscald, opening the door to rot.

How to Protect Your Crop

Following through on a sound management plan drives marketable yield in tomatoes. Cultural tactics paired with preventive fungicide applications can help keep crops healthy through harvest.

Cultural practices include:

  • Developing and sticking to a crop rotation program.
  • Removing volunteer weeds.
  • Culling infected tomatoes to reduce sources of inoculum and, therefore, disease.
  • Using drip irrigation to minimize moisture on plants.

Preventive treatment can also help preserve marketable yield potential. Adding a fungicide with efficacy on Alternatia, such as Aprovia® Top or Miravis® Prime to a mildew or hopper spray can help with early control. These products also offer strong residual control on both powdery mildew and early blight.

Like any disease management program, preventive action is foundational to protecting yield and quality potential through the end of the season.

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No matter what weather conditions each season brings, you can count on peanut diseases to make an appearance in the Southeast. Cool, wet conditions early in the season increase the risk for seedling diseases like Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium, whereas excessive heat or fluctuations in soil moisture during the seedling development stage creates favorable conditions for outbreaks of Aspergillus crown rot. These early-season diseases can impact plant health and cause problems throughout the growing season and into harvest, including reduced yield potential and decreased shelling grade.

Be Proactive

Prioritizing proactive disease management in your annual plans is critical to manage the cycle of early-season diseases. Disease and nematode management is one of the most important aspects of peanut production in the southeastern U.S.

The Peanut Rx program is a valuable resource that can inform your decisions this year. This tool provides insight into risk factors, including variety, planting date and plant population, to help you understand which diseases to expect and plan accordingly.

Mitigating diseases with a preventive approach will help you come out on top and allow your seeds to achieve their full yield potential.

Start Strong with Seed Treatments

Fungicide seed treatments give you an advantage at the start of the season and act as an insurance policy against impending diseases. Starting the season with a proven seed treatment is the best way to protect vulnerable seedlings from a variety of pests. We recommend Trebuset® Peanuts fungicide seed treatment, a liquid fungicide premix that provides benefits over traditional dust seed treatments.

Trebuset Peanuts combines the best chemistries to bring seed quality and early-season disease management to the next level. With five active ingredients, Trebuset Peanuts stays on the seed to defend against key early-season diseases while also helping protect developing roots, deliver strong stands and support higher yield potential.

A 2020 study in Georgia showed that stressed seeds treated with Trebuset Peanuts had nearly 3,250 more plants per acre than untreated peanuts, demonstrating seed treatments’ value in fighting difficult diseases like Aspergillus crown rot and post-emergence damping off.

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Are you prepared to tackle tough cotton diseases this season? Target spot and areolate mildew can have serious impacts on cotton yield if left unchecked. As you plan your disease management strategy, use this information as a refresher about some of the mid- to late-season problems to keep an eye on:

Target Spot

  • Damage: Target spot may cause significant defoliation very quickly after infection and has become more common in the U.S. In severe cases, it can cause yield losses of more than 200 lbs. of lint per acre. Rank growth, short rotations, excessive irrigation, higher rainfall and warmer temperatures can lead to disease development.
  • Symptoms: This disease is usually distinguishable by dime-sized spots with circles inside that make the spot look like a target. Target spot causes plants to lose leaves from the bottom before progressing upward. It is sometimes confused with Alternaria or Stemphylium leaf spot, but is usually seen target spot lower in the canopy.

Areolate Mildew

  • Damage: Before 2017, this fungal disease was typically only found in southeastern GA but has since spread. In 2018 and 2019, NC cotton fields also experienced damage from areolate mildew.
  • Symptoms: This late-season disease favors wet and humid weather and causes a characteristic powdery, white-to-gray growth on the underside of leaves. It can cause defoliation and impact yield if it occurs more than four weeks.

Boll Rot & Hardlock

  • Damage: Severe problems from boll rot and hardlock are an annual concern if you experience cool, wet weather late in the season, such as extended rains from a hurricane or tropical storm. Hardlock caused by Fusarium verticillioides can be devastating in the FL Panhandle.
  • Symptoms: Boll rots begin deep in the cotton canopy. To a certain extent, rotted bolls as well as bolls with hardlock — where the boll will remain unopened even at maturity — can be observed in low, scattered quantities in almost every cotton field.

Use a Tougher Defense

Properly timed fungicide applications can effectively manage these diseases. Miravis® Top fungicide is a high-performing solution for cotton growers facing possible yield loss due to disease. Miravis Top delivers tougher disease control in cotton to protect yield and ROI potential.

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April 10, 2024 by McKenna Greco

Full-season citrus crop protection starts with the roots. It could take years to see  disease symptoms on the surface of the citrus tree, as many pathogens begin their destruction in the root systems. By the time symptoms are visible, citrus tree health and production levels are diminished.

Disease-spreading pathogens like Phytophthora can be silent killers, stealing water and nutrients from your trees, leaving them tired — especially younger trees. Phytophthora root rot damage begins below the soil, then extends through root systems to ultimately affect the entire tree. Phytophthora species are prolific spore producers that spread damaging diseases including root rot, foot rot and brown rot. Devastatingly, it may unintentionally be introduced and re-introduced through water sources every year, making annual soil testing imperative.

A strong and healthy fibrous root system is essential to overall tree health and productivity, so active management of Phytophthora root rot is essential. The symptoms commonly seen above ground include yellowing of foliage, abscission of leaves, dying shoots and reduced fruit size and yield.

Managing difficult soilborne oomycete diseases like Phytophthora root rot requires powerful fungicides and proactive disease management. Orondis® fungicide recharges trees and protects developing citrus root systems by reducing the number of viable Phytophthora propagules in the soil. The result is stronger root development and healthier trees.

A comparison photos shows the advantages in root health and mass of roots treated with Orondis fungicide over untreated.
Citrus roots in the top image were treated with Orondis® fungicide at the University of California Riverside in 2016. Citrus roots in the bottom image were untreated.

Managing citrus groves to their highest potential requires effective, consistent control from root to fruit. Protecting your groves with Orondis fungicide may improve root mass, facilitate better water and nutrient use, improve root health and ultimately increase your marketable yield potential.

For additional information about how Orondis can help you manage and prevent the spread of damaging diseases in your citrus groves, reach out to your Syngenta representative.

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Powdery mildew is a yearly agronomic challenge for California grape growers. We talked with Rodger Belisle, Syngenta Agronomic Service Representative, who shared what he’s seen in grape vineyards this season and how to manage invasive threats to grape yields.

Q: What are some common fungal diseases you’re seeing in grapes this season?

A: Powdery mildew is the main disease we are seeing in wine and table grapes. There’s also Botrytis and sour rot. Botrytis spores infect flowers and injured plant parts. Sour rot is a complex of fungal pathogens that causes some decay on previously infected grapes. Powdery mildew is the main issue, and that’s what you should spray for throughout the season.

Q: What would you recommend to control powdery mildew?

A: A well-structured cycle of sprays every 14 to 21 days is recommended. Timings are aligned with key stages of grapevine development. Sprays should be made at two weeks pre-bloom to initiate the cycle, followed by sprays at full bloom, throughout the growing season, at bunch closure, and during veraison, a color-changing phase at ripening.

Q: What results have you seen from Miravis Prime in grapes?

A: There is a tremendous amount of powdery mildew pressure. All the trials had high pressure, however the plots treated with Miravis® Prime fungicide had zero incidence. We were able to knock it down almost completely throughout the trials I conducted across California.

The main point here is that you want to keep on top of a spray program. There’s not an alternative for wine grape production or even table grape production. These sprays are vital to keep your crop in marketable condition.

Q: Are there any other recommendations you have for growers?

A: The takeaway on powdery mildew is that the inoculum is always there; the spores are always around. It’s when you get the conditions where the disease thrives — on days with six hours or more of a 70˚ to 85˚ temperatures — that you get a lot of problems.

Miravis Prime has done an excellent job controlling powdery mildew this year, but you should be conscious not to overuse it, or any other product, because of resistance development. Instead, rotate in different FRAC groups. No matter how good a product is, if you overuse it, it’s not going to be as effective as it used to be.

A comparison photo shows untreated grapes heavily impacted by powdery mildew next to healthy grapes treated with Miravis Prime
Untreated grapes (left) heavily impacted by powdery mildew compared to grapes treated with Miravis Prime (right) near Davis, CA, July 2022

For more insight into your grape vineyards and pest management, contact your Syngenta representative.

April 9, 2024 by McKenna Greco

Seed treatment technologies are effective tools for achieving greater yields, healthier crops and higher ROIs. Because of their value, the people who make, transport, apply and use these technologies constantly work together to maintain their environmental integrity.

“Stewardship is a driver for a lot of our new technology and innovation,” says Tammy Tyler, federal regulatory team lead at Syngenta . “The evolving landscape of seed treatment technologies not only promotes environmental stewardship, but also actively safeguards the strength and adaptability of agricultural systems.”

For example, Syngenta has worked to make seed coatings more durable, which helps reduce the amount of dust-off and non-target exposure. “We’re constantly working to improve our technology so products show great results while supporting stewardship,” says John Abbott, head of regulatory and stewardship at Syngenta.

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Stewardship is a driver for a lot of our new technology and innovation. The evolving landscape of seed treatment technologies not only promotes environmental stewardship, but also actively safeguards the strength and adaptability of agricultural systems.

Tammy Tyler Federal Regulatory Team Lead at Syngenta

Syngenta makes it a priority to collaborate, educate and advocate for stewardship through the responsible use of crop protection and seed treatment products. Syngenta teams work directly with farmers, seed treaters, applicators, distributors and retailers to share stewardship management practices that help promote the safe and responsible use of products, according to the label.

“Stewardship is a philosophy we have for all of our products,” says Mark White, regulatory team lead for herbicides at Syngenta. “The label is the law; when products are used according to label requirements, they are safe from a human health and environmental standpoint.”

Education is also key. That’s why Syngenta has collaborated with other seed companies, seed treatment providers and universities to develop the Guide to Seed Treatment Stewardship.

“The guide isn’t static. It is in the process of being updated to reflect the ever-evolving developments in seed technology,” says Patsy Laird, regulatory product manager at Syngenta. “This is a great resource for farmers and applicators to access the most up-to-date stewardship information.”

To learn more about responsible product use and to access educational resources, please visit www.syngenta-us.com/beehealth/stewardship.

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White mold is one of the most prevalent disease threats to peanut growers across the Southeast. Without proper preventive treatment, this disease can damage roots and pegs, leading to reduced yield potential.

White mold is one of the most consistently damaging soil disease affecting peanuts in South Carolina and across the Southeast. White mold thrives in high soil temperatures and high humidity, making the Southeast an ideal climate for the disease.

Infection often begins underground, damaging pegs and pods early in the season. If left untreated, white mold can rot pods and pegs and cause root decay as the disease progresses.

Delays in planting, lack of rainfall and unusually hot temperatures favor white mold. The namesake symptom is a white, filmy substance on leaves, but the disease also leaves brown rot on limbs or shoots and brown lesions on stems and shoots. Early season intervention is the best defense against white mold damage in peanuts.

Elatus® fungicide delivers long-lasting protection against white mold in peanuts even under extreme disease pressure. Active ingredients azoxtstrobin and SOLATENOL® fungicide deliver excellent soilborne disease control and up to 28 days of white mold control in peanuts.

The ideal application timing for optimal white mold control is at 60 and 90 days after planting because most pod damage occurs during this window. Focus on even coverage when spraying Elatus and other peanut fungicides to deliver the most comprehensive disease control and long-lasting protection.

The extended residual control in Elatus offers application flexibility and peace of mind when weather conditions or busy schedules prevent timely application. According to the Wilson Faircloth, Ph.D., the Syngenta Peanut Doctor, Elatus delivers dependable white mold control and is considered the backbone of a successful fungicide program.

A bar chart shows increased yield with Elatus and Miravis fungicides compared to other products.
Trial results show that premium peanut fungicide programs with Elatus and Miravis® fungicide can deliver higher yield potential.

To learn more about Elatus, contact your local Syngenta sales representative.

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