With the above situation being a constant topic of conversation at Bayer, the arable team decided to act.
“We could see challenges coming regarding which fungicide programmes to use this spring”, commented Roy Stieller, Bayer Development Officer who focuses on fungicide development, “so we met for a comprehensive review of our 2015 recommended fungicide programmes to consider required changes for spring 2016. In 2015 we generally saw moderate levels of disease in our trials yet we still often recorded attractive and economic yield increases. This made us conclude that little change would be needed for 2016”.
The main change the Bayer team decided upon was for wheat where the application of Aviator Xpro will be focused at T2 and T3.
For wheat Bayer will be recommending two applications of Aviator Xpro, the first at flag leaf emergence (GS39) with a second at ear emergence (GS60-69), at a rate of 1.0 L/ha at both timings. This rate ensures that disease control is robust and persistent, the physiological, non-disease activity of Aviator Xpro can be utilised and this is likely to deliver profitable yields. To ensure disease is controlled prior to GS39 Proline or Prosaro should be applied at GS31-32.