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Crop Protection in the Tropics
Tropical and sub-tropical crops can be broadly defined as those that have their origin or are grown commercially in the tropics or sub-tropics. Strictly speaking, the tropics extend between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, at 23° north and south of the equator. Agronomically speaking, these boundaries are too rigid.The expansion of horticultural production in these regions has come as a result of a growing export market focus as well as the ability to get earlier market access within the domestic market.
Despite this, challenges remain with rainfall variability, cost of transport, labour availability and, above all, the effects of wind (nearly all major production areas have suffered loss as a consequence of cyclones) limiting the potential of various crops.
We trust that the information provided here assists frowers of tropical and sub-tropical fruit in Australia to better manage pests and diseases in their crops.
If you would like more information, click on each product to download manuals and technotes or call this Toll free number : 1800 700 096 and you will be put in contact with a Dow AgroSciences representative who will assist you with your queries.
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Technotes and manuals
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Tropical Fruit Guide
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KB PDF)
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This pocket guide assists growers of tropical and sub-tropical fruit in Australia to better manage pests and diseases in their crops.
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Insecticides
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Applaud* Insecticide
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For control of scales, mealybugs and leafhoppers (jassids) in citrus, custard apples, mangoes, passion fruit and persimmons.
Other: Controls scales and mealybugs in grapes and pears.
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Lorsban* 500 EC Insecticide
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For control of caterpillars (leafrollers, cutworms, armyworms etc) weevils, mealybugs, scales, grasshoppers and many other insect pests in tropical crops including avocados, bananas, citrus, ginger, kiwifruit, mangoes, pineapples and more.
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Naturalure Fruit Fly Bait Concentrate
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For control of fruit flies (including Queensland fruit fly and Medfly), infesting various fruit trees, nut and vine crops, vegetable crops, and ornamentals and on fruit fly resting sites, including non-crop vegetation.
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Prodigy* Insecticide
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For control of lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) and other leafrollers in avocados, citrus, coffee, custard apples and kiwifruit. Control of nutborerer and flower caterpillars in longans, lychees and macadamias.
Other: Controls LBAM, leafrollers and heliothis in pome and stone fruit, grapes and fruiting vegetables.
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Success* NEO Insecticide
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For control of banana rust thrip and sugarcane budmoth in bananas, lightbrown apple moth and other leafrollers in avocados, citrus, coffee and kiwifruit, tipborers and red-banded thrips in mangoes and a wide range of tropical tree crops.
Other: Controls of caterpillars and western flower thrips in a wide range of fruit and vegetable crops, forage brassicas, forestry and canola.
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Herbicides
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Gallery* Herbicide
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For residual pre-emergence control of broadleaf weeds in tropical fruit and nut trees, vineyards, kiwifruit and nurseries.
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GoalTender* Herbicide
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Knockdown and/or residual control of broadleaf weeds and some grasses in tropical tree crops, fruit trees, nut trees and vineyards.
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Ripper* 480 Herbicide
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Non-selective post-emergence herbicide used for control of many annual and perennial weeds in a wide range of situations.
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Verdict* 520 Herbicide
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Selective post-emergence control of various grasses and Erodium species (storksbill).
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Fungicides
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Dithane* Rainshield Neo Tec Fungicide
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Control of alternaria, anthracnose, ascochyta, pseudocercospora and many more fungal diseases in bananas, citrus, custard apples, mangoes, passion fruit and pawpaws (papaya).
Other: Controls fungal diseases in pome and stonefruit, grapes, pulse and vegetable crops.
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Indar* Fungicide
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For control of leaf spot (yellow sigatoka) and black sigatoka in bananas.
Other: Controls brown rot in nectarines and stripe rust in wheat.
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