New plant health elicitors could unlock fungicide savings

By stimulating plant defence mechanisms, farmers no longer need to wait until T0 to protect their crops from disease, according to specialists

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Plant health elicitors support conventional fungicides by reducing overall disease levels.
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Plant health elicitors support conventional fungicides by reducing overall disease levels.

Plant health elicitors can be added to tank mixes in early spring, potentially unlocking fungicide savings later, says Tom Wheelhouse, technical specialist at UPL. This will then stimulate the plant's...

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