HortCast episode 10 - listen now

In this episode Craig White, Market Development Agronomist, and Territory Business Managers, Alistair Beyer and Darren Alexander, discuss Xivana Prime, a new foliar fungicide from Bayer for excellent, reliable downy mildew control in grapes.

Join the team as they discuss Xivana® Prime and the importance of this new group 49 chemistry and the importance of always using an adjuvant like Agridex®.

Fluoxapiprolin, the active ingredient in Xivana Prime, delivers a new fungicide mode of action with high efficacy and very low dose rates. Long lasting efficacy (10-21 days) allows longer spray intervals and flexible programs, even under rainy conditions. With an excellent safety profile for pollinators and beneficial insects, Xivana Prime also has no measurable transfer to wine for confidence when exporting.

We are pleased to announce that Xivana Prime has been included in the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) booklet ‘Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture’, commonly known as the ‘Dog book’, for control of Downy mildew in the production of grapes for export wine https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/agrochemical_booklet.pdf

Users of products must read the label attached to the product before use.

Labels and Safety Data Sheets are available at Bayer Crop Science: www.crop.bayer.com.au

Some products mentioned may still be under development with an application for registration submitted. Such products will not be available for commercial use until APVMA registration approval is granted.