March 05, 2007
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (March 5, 2007) – Cucurbit growers can now rely on a new disease control option with the recent federal registration by the EPA of Sovran® fungicide from BASF for use in cucurbit vegetables.
“Cucurbits are particularly susceptible to powdery mildew,” said Reed Barrett, Marketing Associate for BASF, “and Sovran works well in controlling this disease. Its Surface Systemic Activity® provides more complete coverage of the plant, protecting all leaf surfaces from disease infection at a great value to the grower.”
Cucurbits—such as cantaloupe, chayote, Chinese waxgourd, citron melon, cucumber, gherkin, gourds, Momordica, muskmelon, pumpkin, summer squash, winter squash, watermelon and zucchini—now join grapes, apples,
pears and other pome fruits and pecans on the Sovran label.
Sovran provides optimum disease control when applied in a regularly scheduled protective fungicide program and used in a spray program that rotates fungicides with different modes of action. Refer to the Sovran label for general resistance management information and to the crop-specific recommendations and restrictions found on the label.
For more information about Sovran fungicide and other BASF crop protection products, visit www.agproducts.basf. com.
Sovran is a registered trademark of BASF. ©2007 BASF Corporation. All Rights Reserved. APN 07-10-079-0001
