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WWW.POTATOGROWER.COM 25 BUYERS' GUIDE Vive Crop Protection • www.vivecrop.com/products • products@vivecrop.com Fenstro Fenstro uses Vive Crop Protection's proprietary Allosperse delivery system to combine bifenthrin, an excellent broad-spectrum insecticide, with azoxystrobin, a market-leading broad-spectrum fungicide. Fenstro has excellent foliar disease and insect pest control and can be easily applied in combination with a liquid foliar nutrition program. Fenstro has best-in-class compatibility with liquid fertilizers, including micronutrients, and is compatible with hard water. Fenstro is available in a demonstration program for growers in 2016. Bifender Bifender FC insecticide contains bifenthrin, an excellent broad- spectrum insecticide, and is targeted for early-season in-furrow or soil applications. Bifender has best-in-class compatibility with starters and other liquid fertilizers and can be mixed directly with fertilizer in the spray tank prior to application. Bifender won't clog nozzles or spray lines and is effective in harsh environmental conditions including sustained cold weather and hard water. Sym-Agro Inc. • (541) 607-5097 • www.sym-agro.com Employ Employ is a biochemical pesticide that triggers a systemic plant health response. The Harpin protein active ingredient binds to receptors on the plant. These receptors respond to Harpin and initiate an "inside-out" plant response that turns on a plant's own intrinsic growth and stress defense capabilities. Employ is a highly effective and environmentally sound tool in improving yields and regulating overall plant health. Harpin aÐ, the active ingredient in Employ, accelerates plant development. This includes specific effects on cell growth and plant development genes—such as those involved in cell wall expansion and modification, cell elongation, protein and sugar transport, and increased root and shoot biomass—that induce plant growth effects and suppress nematode egg production Extensive field testing and commercial use has demonstrated the key benefits of Harpin aÐ on potatoes such as increased tuber size, more uniform tubers and larger total gross yield. Employ has also been shown to reduce storage loss by 50 percent and improve tuber quality. Trinity Manufacturing • (360) 225-3588 • www.strikefumigants.com Strike Strike is one of the most effective soil fumigants used to manage soil-borne fungal pathogens in potatoes. This pre-plant soil treatment is an important component of a successful pest management system. It can be applied alone or in combination with other fumigants via shank injection or as an emulsified concentrate through drip irrigation systems. Studies show that fumigation with chloropicrin-based products such as Strike generally increases crop health, marketable yield and crop quality. Strike products help grow a cleaner, greener, improved crop. In some instances it has even reduced the amount of post- plant fertilizers and pesticides applied. Strike additionally works to increase irrigation efficiency, as roots grown in treated soil are better developed and therefore more extensive. All of these factors have a significant influence on tuber production as well as targeting common scab and controlling verticillium wilt, improving tuber quality and increasing marketable yield. Bayer CropScience • www.cropscience.bayer.com Velum Prime Velum Prime is an innovative, non-fumigant nematicide with additional disease management benefits. The product offers potato growers protection from nematodes and diseases, helping sustain high plant vigor and maximize crop yield potential. Velum Prime's nematicidal activity has been documented in numerous field trials against key potato nematode species. Velum Prime rapidly immobilizes nematodes, killing them one to two hours after contact. The active ingredient then moves systemically throughout plant tissues, effectively suppressing key potato diseases such as white mold and early blight. The Velum Prime MRL supports a single application with two in-season applications of Bayer's Luna Tranquility. Velum Prime is registered for application early in the potato growing season (6- to 12-inch rosette stage) via overhead chemigation.