New web-based training module for Fazor

UK - July 29, 2005

As a continued commitment to product stewardship and in specific support of the potato suppressant Fazor, a new web-enabled training module has been developed by Dow AgroSciences.  The module is available on-line at http://www.fazor.co.uk.

"Fazor is an in-crop foliar treatment for the control of potato volunteers which can help suppress sprouting in store.  It works by interfering with tuber metabolism, stopping cell division and respiration and so suppressing sprouting either in the field or in store.  This season, because planting was extended and it could be a hot summer, growers need to be extra careful when applying Fazor to achieve maximum efficacy.  The web-enabled training module is designed to ensure that advisors and users of Fazor understand how it works and how to get the best from product.  Those completing the module will be entitled to one CPD BASIS point, as well as a Fazor Technical Guide and a useful Fazorometer to gauge tuber sizes.  Participants will also be entered into a free prize draw to win a Fazor branded desktop calculator," says John Sellars, Marketing Specialist for Dow AgroSciences.

Fazor contains 60% w/w maleic hydrazide, formulated as a water-soluble granule.  It is recommended on second earlies and maincrop potatoes (but not on seed or first earlies) as well as bulb onions, garlic and shallots.  It also has SOLAs in parsnips and carrots.  In potatoes, Fazor is recommended at a dose rate of 5 kg/ha in 350-500 litres of water.  It should be applied to actively growing foliage, typically around 3 to 5 weeks before burn down.  It has a maximum number of treatments of one per crop and a latest time of application of 3 weeks before harvest.  It is packed in a 2.5 kg bag.