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BIOFUNGICIDE
Chitosan is a natural carbohydrate polymer. As well as being used as a biostimulant, it can also be used as an organic biofungicide. This is because chitosan is listed as a ‘Basic Substance’ by the EU (regulations 563/2014) .
When diluted and sprayed onto the foliage, chitosan dries to form a ‘cap’ over fungal lesions (see picture on lupin leaves). This bio-plastic cap physically limits the pathogen’s ability to propagate through the crop by preventing the spores floating away in the air.
When diluted and sprayed onto the foliage, chitosan dries to form a ‘cap’ over fungal lesions (see picture on lupin leaves). This bio-plastic cap physically limits the pathogen’s ability to propagate through the crop by preventing the spores floating away in the air.
Can be used on cereals, field vegetables, fruit trees and ornamental
plants. Including but not limited to:
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats, Barley, Carrots, Potatoes, Sugar Beets,
Parsnips, Swede, Grapes, Tomatoes, Turf Grass, Hemp, Apples, Pears,
Cherries, Plums, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blueberries, Spinach,
Onions, Lettuces, Cauliflowers, Cabbages, Pumpkins and Squashes,
Sunflowers, Peas, Beans, Leeks, Broccoli, Kale, Melons, Chillies,
Peppers, Garlic, Bedding Plants, Cucumbers, Courgettes and Marrows,
Triticale, Linseed, Sweet Potatoes, Oilseed Rape, Quinoa, Buckwheat,
Microgreens.
Seeds | Litres/ha | Application intervals | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
Cereals and field vegetables | 2-8 litres / ha in 200-400 litres of water | Applied fortnightly,
4-8 times during the growing season,
from germination to harvest. | |
Potato tubers | 100-200mL | Dip tubers into a Chitosan solution of 150mL of chitosan dissolved in 10L of water before plant / chitting. | |
Fruits | 2-16 litres / ha in 200-400 litres of water | Applied fortnightly,
4-8 times during the growing season,
from germination/bud break until harvest. | |
Home and garden use | 10-20 mL / litre of tap water | Use a fine mist sprayer. Shake product once mixed in water. |
Chitosan was a leap of faith after seeing work done in abroad we decided to give this a go, in what has been a very challenging year in terms of plant disease where we choose to commit to a limited fungicide program based on nutrition and elicitors like chitosan, where we took this approach we still needed one application of tebuconazole to dry up some yellow rust, our other wheat fields have had a full fungicide program that hasn’t been without challenge in itself and at greater cost.
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Gordon –
We were facing disaster when mildew starting infecting our crop. We needed an organic and effective solution without delay. The team at Eutrema not only supplied the best solution but provided the technical back and support required. The plants are now looking healthy and the infestation has been completely eliminated.
Matt –
Once used the lesions on the plant sealed up wonderfully.