Syngenta: Enhance plant health with Mural fungicide

Why should growers include Mural fungicide in their disease control programs?

Mural® fungicide is a broad-spectrum option for greenhouse and nursery growers that combats destructive diseases during all stages of production, particularly during propagation. It is powered by two active ingredients: SOLATENOL® technology, an advanced generation succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), and azoxystrobin, a systemic strobilurin fungicide. Mural is labeled to control more than 50 ornamental diseases, including Botrytis, leaf spots, rusts, powdery mildew and many soilborne diseases. Available to use as a spray or drench, it effectively protects against disease during propagation and after transplant.

What is unique about the strobilurin chemistry found in Mural?

The strobilurin active ingredient in Mural, azoxystrobin, systemically moves through a greater area of the plant than other strobilurin chemistries. With its xylem movement, azoxystrobin is absorbed by the plant and translocated upward to protect new growth for a longer period of time.

In addition to its fungicide activity, azoxystrobin also affects physiological processes that can result in plant health-benefits, such as:
•    Lower transpiration rates, maximizing the efficiency of water use.
•    Reduced ethylene production, which helps delay senescence. This allows leaves to stay greener longer for more efficient photosynthesis, leading to increased production of carbohydrates within the plant for improved growth and plant vigor.
•    Increased nitrate reductase levels, allowing nitrates to be more readily available to produce proteins essential to plant growth.
•    Improved root development has also been observed when Mural is applied as a drench.

 
What kind of application flexibility does Mural offer?

Mural can be applied as a spray or drench for excellent flexibility. When applied as a drench to control root and stem rots, Mural also suppresses infections in the foliage caused by rust and powdery mildew fungi because of its systemic activity. Applying Mural as a foliar spray allows the product to penetrate and move systemically throughout plant tissue, protecting areas that may have been missed by the application, such as the undersides of leaves.