Almonds – Blossom blight and brown rot

Crop(s):         Almonds

Disease(s):    Blossom blight and brown rot

Resistance management strategy for:

Group 2 Dicarboximides;
Group 3 Demethylation inhibitors (DMI);
Group 7 Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI);
Group 7 + 3

Group 11

SDHI + DMI;

Quinone outside inhibitors (QoI);

Group 11+3 QoI + DMI; and
Group 11+7 QoI + SDHI.

 

Maximum recommended number of sprays which can contain Group:
 

 

 

Total number of blossom blight/brown rot targeting sprays

2 3 7

(incl. 7+3 and 7+11)

11

(incl. 11+3 and 7+11)

1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 1 1
3 2 2 1 2
4 2 2 1 2
5 2 2 1 2
6 3 3 2 2
7 3 3 2 2
8 3 3 2 2
9+ 3 3 3 3

Guidelines:

  1. Do not apply consecutive sprays of products containing Group 7 or 11. Consecutive sprays include mixtures containing Group 7 or 11.
  2. Do not apply more than three Group 2 sprays in one season. Apply no more than two consecutive sprays before changing to another group.
  3. Consecutive application includes from the end of one season to the start of the following season.
  4. The spray program should be considered and the strategy applied on a whole-orchard basis.
  5. No specific resistance management strategy has been developed for low-risk fungicides, including those in Group M and BM. These products should be included in a management strategy as rotation and mixing partners as per label recommendations.

URL: https://croplife.org.au/resources/programs/resistance-management/almonds-blossom-blight-and-brown-rot-3/
Content last updated: June 26, 2024

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