Milsana Fungicide Nick Macris Director Business Development nmacrismarroneorganics
Milsana® Fungicide Nick Macris Director, Business Development nmacris@marroneorganics. com (727) 742 -2571 (mobile) (530) 750 -2800 (office) www. marroneorganics. com
Milsana® Fungicide Overview t Source: Extract from giant knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis (REYSA). t Target pathogens: Milsana® effectively controls powdery mildew, gray mold, rust, and bacterial blight on ornamental plants and edible crops. t Mode of Action: Induction of plant defense responses. – – – t Reactive oxygen species Enzymes of the phenolic pathway Lignification of cell walls Papilla formation Phytoalexins Has EPA crop and non crop registrations as biochemical biopesticide. California - non crop label only.
Milsana® Label Recommendations t Apply at the rate of 0. 5 -1. 0% in 50 to 100 gallons of water per acre. t Add 0. 02% wetting agent such as Nu-Film P. t Use the spray mixture preventatively at the 4 -6 leaf plant stage and repeat spraying every 7 -14 days depending on disease pressure.
Milsana® on Ornamentals t Begonias t Freesias t Lisianthus t Poinsettias t Salvias t Zinnias t Crape t Gerbera myrtle t Petunias t Snapdragons t Roses Diseases Powdery Mildew (Oidium spp) Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea) Rust (Puccinia antirrhini)
Milsana® on Food Crops t Cucumbers t Strawberries t Melons t Lettuce t Squash t Pumpkins t Grapes t Tomatoes t Peppers * Diseases Powdery Mildew (Sphaerotheca spp, Erysiphe cichoracearum ) Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea) Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris)*
Summary of Milsana® Activity Summary of REYSA Extract Activity on Various Edible Crops and Diseases, 1994 -2001 Crop / Plant Cucumbers Diseases Sphaerotheca fuliginea Induction Activity +++ Squash S. fuliginea +++ Melons S. fuliginea +++ Grapes Uncinula necator +++ Peppers Xanthomonas spp. ++ Pumpkin S. fuliginea ++ Lettuce Erysiphe cichoriasearum ++ Strawberries S. macularis ++ Wheat Erysiphe graminis ++ Beans Botrytis cinerea Sclerotinia + (-)
Field Data Grape powdery mildew trial, (W. D. Gubler, Univ. of California, Davis, July 2000) Trt# Product, sequence Severity % Incidence % (among 24 combinations tested) 1 Untreated 62. 0 a 100 a 2 Serenade® WP + Rally® WP, 7 x 4. 0 b 40. 0 b 3 Milsana®, 7 x 2. 2 b 28. 8 b 4 Mankocide® + Microthiol® 80 DF, 5 x and Sulfur 80 DF, 7 x 2. 0 b 32. 5 b 5 Sulfur 80 DF 1 x followed by Procure® 50 WS + Sulfur 80 DF, 7 x 1. 3 b 21. 3 b 6 Serenade® WP, (low) 13 x 1. 2 b 33. 1 b 7 Abound® 2. 08 SC, 7 x 0. 5 b 13. 8 b
Field Data Botrytis disease ratings and yield of “Trust” Tomatoes (Central Mississippi Research Center, 2003) Treatment Untreated Control Milsana® Elevate® 50 WG Switch® 62. 5 WG Serenade® Scala® Disease rating (0 -100%) 53. 3 a 26. 7 b 16. 7 b 20. 0 b 53. 3 a Marketable yield per plant (lb) 9. 6 a 11. 4 b 11. 2 b 11. 4 b 10. 7 a
Regulatory/Toxicology t Current EPA registration for crop and non crop (ornamentals) uses. t CA non crop label only (MOI will submit crop label by the end of 2007). t More targets will be added (e. g. tomato, turf). t All other crops and diseases are opportunities for IR-4 priorities. t MOI is working on an organic formulation.
Potential IR-4 Projects t t t Test Milsana® as part of IPM programs in ornamentals, vegetables, fruit, vines (Botrytis, mildews, bacterial diseases. Other diseases ? Test Milsana® on turf diseases. Test efficacy against other pathogens, such as oomycetes (Phytophthora spp. and downy mildew).
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