A Season-Long Solution for Lasting Disease Control
Keeping almond trees healthy from year to year is no small feat, but with the right disease management plan in place, your trees can grow strong and yield strong every season. Read on to see how our strategic fungicide solutions can protect your trees — and your profit potential — from dormancy to harvest.
Almond trees bud and begin to bloom from mid-February through March. The period from pink bud to petal fall is the most critical time for preventing disease, so multiple fungicide applications at different stages will help to ensure a high level of protection. From bud swell through bloom, we recommend an application of Orondis® fungicide to reduce Phytophthora propagule counts and inoculum potential. At full bloom and petal fall, an application of Miravis® Prime fungicide will dial up your defense against even the most damaging diseases.
Improves root health and reduces Phytophthora propagule counts and inoculum potential, applied through irrigation; FRAC Group 49
Dialed up, long-lasting preventative control of difficult diseases with more power, spectrum and stamina provided by ADEPIDYN® technology in the industry’s first 7 / 12 FRAC Group premix
When the spring rains cease and the temperatures rise from March to June, almond trees are hard at work as maturing kernels grow to full size and develop a hard shell and outer hull. During this time of growth, an application of Miravis® Duo fungicide supports continued disease protection while also helping to improve almond quality and yield potential.
Broad-spectrum, preventative and curative fungicide containing two powerful ingredients including ADEPIDYN® technology, proven to protect almonds from difficult disease; FRAC Groups 7 / 11
In the heat of July, almond hulls begin to split open — and it’s a prime time for disease like hull rot to attack. At this stage, applying a robust fungicide like Quadris Top® offers preventive, systemic and curative activity on a wide spectrum of diseases, giving your trees a boost of protection and a better chance at improving yield potential.
Broad-spectrum control of many diseases; preventive, systemic and curative activity; FRAC Groups 11 and 3
After fully-grown almonds have been dried and harvested from August through October, an application of Orondis® fungicide will support your trees’ root health as they transition into dormancy for the winter. During the period from November to February, trees spend their days storing nutrients and energy for spring, while the soils in the orchard hold onto moisture. Many key diseases can creep in at this stage before bloom, so using a preventive fungicide like Orondis can help facilitate better water and nutrient use and improve root mass to help set your trees up for another season of increased yield and profit potential.
Trees often struggle to maximize their genetic potential in the face of pathogens and environmental stressors including extreme temperatures, drought, humidity, deficit irrigation and mechanical harvest. Plants naturally react to stress by redirecting internal resources for vegetative and reproductive growth, which can be counterproductive for long-term tree health.
Trial Source: Sweet almond, Nonpareil | US2GTF1092020 | J.A. Adaskaveg, Davis, CA | Inoculations: P.citrophthora, P. niederhauseri, P. cactorum | Planted 10/2017, Trt: 14-Dec 2017, 11-Oct 2018, 24-May 2019, 11-Mar 2020.
Orondis® fungicide outperforms its competitors in controlling Phytophthora root rot in almond trees by reducing the number of viable Phytophthora propagules in the soil.
Trial Source: SS884-2023 | Adaskaveg | Davis, CA | Brown Rot | Almond ‘Drake’ | Three applications: Full bloom, Petal fall and 2wks post petal fall.
With two powerful active ingredients — ADEPIDYN® technology and fludioxonil — Miravis Prime fungicide delivers excellent control of brown rot blossom blight, anthracnose and other common almond diseases.
Trial Source: SS884-2023 | Adaskaveg | Davis, CA | Grey Mold | Almond ‘Drake’ | Application timing: Full Bloom.
Miravis Prime fungicide delivers best-in-class1 control of Botrytis in almonds and significantly outperforms Merivon® and Luna Sensation®.
These photos were taken by RF Ranches in Madera County, California on June 15, 2022. The almonds in the left photo were treated with Merivon® Xemium® Brand Fungicide and the almonds on the right were treated with Miravis® Duo fungicide.
By controlling key disease and aiding plants to better manage stressors, Miravis® Duo fungicide provides a powerful layer of protection to keep your trees healthy.
1 Almonds treated with Miravis Prime fungicide had fewer incidences of Botrytis compared to almonds treated with Merivon and Luna Sensation fungicides in a 2023 trial in Davis, CA.
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