Page 22 - Griffin Gazette Issue 2 - 2022

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PIONEERS OF PLANT HEALTH

By Dr. Emma Lookabaugh, BASF Technical Service Representative

The Power of Intrinsic Not All Strobilurins Are Created Equal

Plant health effects associated In ornamentals, plant health benefits
with pyraclostrobin were first observed on can be seen in the form of disease control,
agronomic grain crops. Growers reported superior rooting, increased plant quality
seeing increased yields and increased and increased tolerance to cold, heat and
drought tolerance in plants that had been drought stress.
treated with certain fungicides. Extensive So, when you are considering a
laboratory studies in Germany and the strobilurin fungicide for your program,
United States proved that these plant choose one powered by Intrinsic brand
health benefits, in the form of increased fungicide. With over a decade of research
growth efficiency during environmental behind us, the power of plant health is
FOR OVER A DECADE, BASF stresses, were tied to pyraclostrobin. proven with science.
has been an industry pioneer with our
Intrinsic brand fungicides: Pageant
®
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Intrinsic brand fungicide, Empress Intrinsic Skips due to outbreak of
®
brand fungicide and Orkestra Intrinsic aerial Phytophthora, diseased
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plants were discarded.
brand fungicide. These products, powered
by the active ingredient pyraclostrobin,
offer superior plant protection through a
combination of broad-spectrum disease
control and plant health benefits in the form
of increased growth efficiency and increased
tolerance to stress.

Block treated with Pageant Intrinsic Block treated with Mural
After mowing, Dipladenias treated with Pageant Intrinsic brand fungicide (left) exhibited strong growth uniformity
and overall plant vigor. An outbreak of aerial Phytophthora occurred in the neighboring block of plants treated with
Mural fungicide (right) and a section of diseased plants were discarded.

Empress Intrinsic
brand fungicide treated
plants have superior
root systems compared
to Heritage and the
untreated control
(UTC) @ 18 days after
transplant. Superior
rooting allows for quicker
finishing opportunities
because once the plants
are fully rooted they can
efficiently put resources
into growth and flower
production.

Always read and follow label directions.
Empress, Intrinsic, Orkestra and Pageant are registered trademarks of BASF.
Heritage and Mural are registered trademarks of Syngenta.
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