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WITH continued pressure on plant protection products, establishing crops this coming season will be as challenging as ever. Growers are encouraged to remember the relevance of rooting and root health to gain rapid establishment and avoid pest pressure. Don Pendergrast explains more.

Don Pendergrast - Product Development & Technical Manager for UK & Ireland

“The role of plant nutrition is well known in early crop development, but now, interest is growing in how best to harness this potential through improved rooting. Plants source nutrients via the root system and leaves, and one method of improving rooting is biostimulants - products that can improve the health, depth and size of roots.

Biostimulants work by improving the plant’s metabolism, facilitating nutrient and water absorption through the root system, and by boosting quality attributes such as fruit setting, grain quality and limiting flower drop. Plant health and vigor improves a plant’s ability to tolerate stress conditions, so allowing yield to reach its potential.

But Biostimulants certainly aren’t a replacement for traditional plant protection or nutrition products, instead they should be used as a complimentary addition to encourage overall health and vitality. Because we know so much more now about how crop nutrition works, we understand that stimulating a plant’s immune system and metabolism is key, and how this can be influenced in a positive manner, such as by using biostimulants.

The biostimulants and biosolutions market makes a considerable contribution to the sustainable agriculture agenda and we are proud to be developing our portfolio to include more of these products, such as active ingredient GA142.

GA142 was developed by Arysta LifeScience for use in biostimulants. It works by unlocking nutrients in the soil which may otherwise be unavailable to the plant, whilst stimulating the enzymes that enhance plant root growth. One of our GA142 products is Rooter. Trials have shown that Rooter increases root weight by up to 40% in a range of crops, allowing better access to nutrition which is vital in breaking yield barriers.

This is a valuable tool available to growers this autumn, an example application being for improving oilseed rape crops resilience against drought stress and flea beetle damage. It works because improved rooting can help crops to survive dry weather and access the moisture needed to grow away from cabbage stem flea beetle attacks. By applying Rooter, growers can help to alleviate both environmental and pest stresses and break the illusive yield barrier.”

Rooter will be among the products showcased by Arysta LifeScience at CropTec on

November 29&30. For more information, visit www.arystalifescience.co.uk

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ALWAYS exercise best practice when applying clethodim, is the message for growers hoping to effectively tackle black-grass in oilseed rape crops this coming season.

Using the correct water rate, applying with a water conditioner and ensuring the blackgrass is actively growing, are just some of the factors that contribute to optimum control.

Due to the need to drill oilseed rape early, implementing the highly-endorsed stale seedbed control method is not an option, making the efficacy of blackgrass herbicides such as clethodim, even more crucial.

Arysta LifeScience Product Development & Technical Manager for UK & Ireland, Don Pendergrast said: “Oilseed rape needs a warm soil to encourage correct establishment, which gives the crop a head-start against migrating pests such as cabbage stem flea beetle.

“This means that delaying drilling to allow grass weeds to chit is not an option. Instead, using chemistry such as clethodim correctly, as part of a wider black-grass programme, offers consistent and better control.

“Apply clethodim at a steady speed through medium to fine droplets with the correct water rate of 200l/ha – this is essential for good weed coverage. Because clethodim is formulated with adjuvant technology, using additional adjuvants is not recommended, but we do however, recommend the use of a water conditioner, particularly in hard water areas.

“Unlike many black-grass control products, it’s important to avoid spraying too early. Growers should aim to target the plant when it has three leaves, to improve the uptake of the chemistry.”

Launched four years ago by Arysta LifeScience, Centurion Max is a leading 120g/l clethodim-based product, active on black-grass.

Following feedback from users and trials at Arysta LifeScience, changes to the stewardship have been made to enhance the use-ability of the product. This includes reducing the no-spray window from 14-days to 10-days prior to applying Centurion Max.

Post application, a 14-day no-spray period is in place for herbicides and fungicides, and a 7-day period for nutritional products and insecticides.

Mr Pendergrast added: “Following detailed trials work, we are pleased to be able to adjust the stewardship of Centurion Max in recognition of the importance of nutritional products in crop establishment.

“We will continue to research clethodim so that we can give users improved flexibility, without compromising on crop safety.”

For more information, visit www.arystalifescience.co.uk or e-mail ukenquiries@arysta.com

CropTec 2017

Join Arysta LifeScience this November at The CropTec Show.

Registration is free for all those who pre-register before the event.

GROWERS can improve the overall performance of late blight control programmes by using Proxanil® as a preventative product.

Proxanil, by Arysta LifeScience, combines the power of two complementary active ingredients – Cymoxanil and Propamocarb. Together they offer an improved synergistic performance for both preventative and curative control of potato late blight.

The product is highly effective and consistent when used preventatively, at a reduced rate of 1.5L /ha in conjunction with a contact fungicide. Under high pressure conditions, Proxanil performed well during recent trials.

Arysta LifeScience Product Development & Technical Manager for UK & Ireland, Don Pendergrast, said: “Historically, we have seen Proxanil being used as a curative product, when the onset of blight has really taken hold. But trials have shown that it can also offer great benefit to the overall blight programme when it is used preventatively.

“Late blight thrives in wet, humid conditions, so you could say that currently, growers have been experiencing ‘classic’ blight weather. Use Proxanil from the rapid growth stage onwards at seven day intervals, to ensure you maximize the potential of your control programme.”

Propamocarb penetrates the leaf tissue to prevent blight infections and ensure protection for new plant growth. Complementing this is Cymoxanil, which acts rapidly to provide a 48hr kick-back cure of infections, whilst providing ongoing curative control for around two days.

Mr Pendergrast added: “Late blight has a huge impact on the potato industry, costing around £50M in crop protection products each year. It’s aggressive and once symptoms are visible, it has already taken hold.

“Using versatile products such as Proxanil in a preventative spray programme gives growers the reassurance that they are doing all that they can to protect and improve the quality of their yields.”

Arysta LifeScience sponsors Blightwatch service – an alert scheme offered by the Met Office in conjunction with the AHDB. For more information, visit http://blightwatch.co.uk/home/

Join Arysta LifeScience this November in Peterborough at The CropTec Show, sponsoring the new Bio-stimulant hub.

Registration is free for all those who pre-register before the event.

A BIOSTIMULANT that improves the quality of fruit and vegetable yields whilst relieving stress has been officially launched in the UK by Arysta LifeScience.

BM Start, already successful throughout Europe, is a liquid formulation based on Physio Activator Technology, which improves plant health and the marketable yield of the crop.

This includes improving fertilisation with better fruit setting, increasing the number of fruits and fruit size, improving the uniformity of the fruit, whilst alleviating stress and limiting flower drop.

The product contains GA142, an active ingredient found in seaweed harvested in North Brittany where the tides are some of the highest in the world. The GA142 is extracted within 24 hours using a unique cold manufacturing process to retain the active characteristics of fresh seaweed and to ensure a consistently high quality product.

This active unlocks nutrients in the soil which may otherwise be unavailable to the plant, whilst stimulating the enzymes that enhance plant root growth. Fertilisation is improved and cell division is stimulated, trials have shown that this can result in yield benefits of 10-15% and an increase in top size category of 8-15%.

Arysta LifeScience Technical Lead for Vegetables, Alison Casey, said: “We are delighted to be officially launching BM Start in the UK, a complementary product that works alongside traditional crop protection techniques.

“Maintaining plant health is vital in enabling farmers to produce an efficient crop, and that is essentially what BM Start does – improves the plant’s overall health and ability to achieve its potential yield. “Biostimulants and the biosolutions market make a considerable contribution to the sustainable agriculture agenda, and we are proud to be developing our portfolio to include more of these products.”

BM Start has a wide range of applications, including fruit trees, grapes, berries and fruiting vegetables both in indoors and outdoors. It is compatible with most insecticides, fungicides, PGRs and fertilisers with a dose rate of 2 L/ha.

Used in conjunction with other crop protection methods, biostimulants can have a positive effect on the marketable crop yield, meaning less food waste and improved profitability.

Arysta LifeScience will be showcasing the benefits of BM Start and other biostimulant products at various events across the country throughout the year.

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