Is Fusarium a Very Real Threat to Your Crops?

Fusarium fungi occur commonly in soil and on plants.  While most Fusarium fungi are harmless, some can cause devastating losses to a wide variety of crops including banana, coca, barley, wheat, rye, oats, corn, tomatoes, canary seed and forage grasses.  For instance, the Fusarium graminearum species caused blight resulting in an estimated $3 billion in total losses of US barley and wheat crops between 1991 and 1996.  Furthermore, Fusarium oxysporum, or Panama disease, infects over 100 species of plants and is a huge threat to the banana industry worldwide.

Posted June 1st 2010 at 5:05 pm by Brady
 
 

Soil Treatment Strategies for Effective Fusarium Control

Soil-based fungicides such as TerraClean can effectively control Fusarium, especially when used preventively.  TerraClean is recommended because its powerful scientific formula contains highly-concentrated organic acids specifically designed to penetrate soil and eradicate several common soil-based disease pathogens, including:

  • Fusarium
  • Verticillium
  • Phytophthora
  • Rhizoctonia
  • Thielaviopsis
  • Pythium

TerraClean also effectively enhances crop production!  As its revolutionary chemical formula reacts with soil-borne pathogens, large quantities of oxygen are produced and released into the soil, stimulating root development, increased nutrient intake, and plant growth!

TerraClean has several key benefits including:

  • EPA-Certified
  • Zero-Hour REI
  • Applicable any time from seed to harvest

Completely environmentally safe and biodegradable

Posted April 27th 2010 at 7:03 am by Brady
 
 

Foliar Treatment Strategies for Effective Fusarium Control

Foliar fungicides such as OxiDate are an excellent complement to soil-based Fusarium treatments provided by TerraClean.  OxiDate’s unique scientific formula rapidly oxidizes on contact with foliage to control and eradicate Fusarium and a host of other common plant diseases such as:

  • Early Blight
  • Late Blight
  • Powdery Mildew
  • Downy Mildew
  • Pythium
  • Phytophthora

OxiDate’s key benefits include:

  • No mutational resistance
  • EPA-Registered
  • OMRI-approved for use with organic production
  • Fully biodegradable and environmentally friendly
  • Applicable from seed to harvest
  • Use as a soil drench, foliar spray, pre-plant dip, and surface disinfectant
Posted March 9th 2010 at 2:04 pm by Brady