Strob trio vie for attention
Strob trio vie for attention
Strobilurins have swept on to
the cereal fungicide market
in a big way. With three
active ingredients battling it
out this season, this special
focus concentrates on them,
examining what best they
should be mixed with and when
they should be applied. Editor
Andrew Blake begins by
highlighting what is available
IN just three seasons strobilurin fungicides have nearly quadrupled their share of the treated cereal area in the main EU markets.
Last season they were used on about 57% of crops sprayed for disease in France, Germany and the UK, according to BASF.
Last year saw the launch of Twist (trifloxystrobin) to challenge Amistar (azoxystrobin) and kresoxim-methyl based Ensign, Mantra and Landmark. This co-incided with the UK area sprayed with strobs rising to 41% of the fungicide-treated area, says new player Bayer. Total area sprayed was 4.4m hectares (10.9m acres), which represented a spend of nearly £80m or 54% of the market.
A total of 89% of winter wheat crops received at least one strob spray last season, according to the CSLs Pesticide Usage Survey figures.