Apple, Pear – Apple and Pear scab

Crop(s):          Apple, Pear

Disease(s):    Apple and Pear scab

Resistance management strategy for:

Group 3 Demethylation inhibitors (DMI);
Group 7 Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI);
Group 7+11 SDHI + QoI;
Group 9 Anilinopyrimidines (AP);
Group 11 Quinone outside inhibitors (QoI); and
Group U12 Guanidines.

Guidelines:

  1. Not all listed products are registered for both diseases. Ensure the product is registered for the disease being targeted.
  2. Do not apply more than four sprays per season of Group 3 fungicides as solo products; if more sprays containing Group 3 are required apply as a tank mixture with a non-cross resistant fungicide.
  3. Do not apply more than four sprays per season of products containing Group 9. In locations where resistance has been reported use a Group 9 only in mixture with a registered, alternative mode of action for which resistance is not known.
  4. Do not apply more than three sprays per season of Group 7 or Group 11
  5. If two consecutive applications of Group 7, 9 or Group 11 fungicides are used, then they must be followed by at least the same number of applications of fungicide(s) from a different mode of action group(s) before the same group is used again, either in the current or following season.
  6. When mixtures are used for resistance management, applied as tank mix or as a co-formulated mixture, the mixture partner should provide effective disease control when used alone on the target disease and must have a different mode of action.
  7. Pomefruit spray guidelines for SDHI fungicides:
  8. Total number of spray applications per crop  

     

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    Max. recommended alone SDHI fungicide sprays  

     

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    Max. recommended SDHI fungicide sprays in mixture or coformulated  

     

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  9. Do not apply more than three consecutive sprays of Group U12, and no more than a total of six Group U12 sprays per season.
  10. If more sprays are required, tank mix Group U12 with a protectant product at the registered rate.

URL: https://croplife.org.au/resources/programs/resistance-management/apple-pear-apple-and-pear-scab/
Content last updated: June 26, 2024

CropLife Australia’s Resistance Management Strategies provide a guide for crop protection product rotation through product groups. The strategies are a useful tool that supports farmers’ adoption of resistance management. All crop protection products must be handled and applied strictly as specified on the product label or APVMA permits.

These Resistance Management Strategies do not replace product labels. They are a guide only and do not endorse particular products, groups of products or cultural methods in terms of their performance. It is important to check with the Australian regulator’s (APVMA) product database for contemporary information on products and active constituents. The database can be sourced through www.apvma.gov.au

The information given in this strategy is provided in good faith and without any liability for loss or damage suffered as a result of its application and use. Advice given in this strategy is valid as at 26 June 2024. All previous versions of this strategy are now invalid.