From ONvegetables
By: Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA
In 2016, Cheryl Trueman compared several different cucumber downy mildew control programs in plots at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus. These studies indicated that the highest level of control was achieved using a three product rotation of Orondis Ultra A+B, Torrent and Zampro.
Several different product rotations were compared including:
- Bravo-only applied 6 times.
- a high input strategy that focused on optimal control and resistance management: Orondis Ultra A+B; Torrent; Zampro; Orondis Ultra A+B; Torrent; Zampro.
- a low-input strategy that focused on early control and resistance management, switching to lower-cost fungicides in the final weeks of harvest: Orondis Ultra A + B (plus Bravo); Torrent; Zampro; Bravo; Bravo; Bravo.
- a single application of Orondis Ultra, applied early followed by the other targeted downy mildew fungicides (Orondis Ultra A + B; Torrent ; Zampro; Torrent; Zampro; Torrent).
- Control – no fungicides applied
| Product Rotation | Leaf Area Infected | Defoliation |
| Bravo Only (6 applications) |
45% | 23% |
| High Input | 3% | 0% |
| Low Input | 40% | 20% |
| Single Orondis Ultra in rotation | 28% | 8% |
| Control | 80% | 80% |
Final yields for both the high input and single Orondis Ultra (in rotation) were both significantly higher than the Bravo only programs. The yields for the high input program, were significantly higher than all other treatments.
See the 2017 Downy Mildew Control Strategy for Cucumber Crops for more information.
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