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Syngenta Canada Inc. recently announced the launch of Aprovia™, a new fungicide for broad-spectrum disease control and management in several horticultural crops, including low-bush blueberries and pome fruit.

Aprovia fungicide contains the active ingredient Solatenol, (benzovindiflupyr), a newly registered Group 7 succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) foliar fungicide.

“With the introduction of Aprovia, we have an excellent new product that sets a new standard for scab control in pome fruit and other key diseases in a range of crops,” says Eric Phillips, Product Lead, Fungicides and Insecticides, with Syngenta Canada. “Aprovia complements and further enhances our strong portfolio of crop management tools for horticultural growers.”

Aprovia moves in a translaminar fashion, binding tightly to the plant’s waxy layer and slowly penetrating into the tissue. This binding, combined with the product’s high potency, delivers powerful disease control.

In pome fruit, Aprovia controls scab (Venturia inaequalis and Venturia pyrina), to halt disease development. Aprovia also controls powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) and Alternaria blotch (Alternaria mali). Aprovia can be applied at a 120–200 mL / acre rate starting at the green tip, or when environmental conditions are conducive for disease.

In low-bush blueberries, Aprovia controls blueberry leaf rust (Thekopsora minima) and provides suppression of Valdensinia leaf spot (Valdensinia heterodoxa). Growers can apply Aprovia at 200–300 mL / acre at the first sign of disease and only during the non-cropping year (known as the vegetative or sprout phase) of the low-bush blueberry production cycle.

Across several replicated trials and sites, an Aprovia application during the sprout year resulted in consistent late-season leaf rust control, as well as an increase in the number of floral buds. This helps to set the stage for higher yield potential in the subsequent fruiting year.

Aprovia is applied as a foliar spray in pome fruit and low-bush blueberries and can be effectively used in treatment programs in combination with other crop protection products. Consult the product label for details.

Aprovia will be available for purchase in Spring 2016.