Instructions for use "Horus" for grapes
Grapes can bring significant benefits, not to mention the pleasant taste and aroma of their fruits. But this berry bush, unfortunately, is subject to many pathological diseases. Only specialized preparations effectively help to fight them, and this fact cannot be canceled by any environmental considerations.
Peculiarities
The drug "Horus" is now one of the main means designed to fight the fungal infection of grapes. But it is also a universal tool, since it successfully suppresses the same fungi on other fruit plants. The manufacturer of the drug is the Swiss corporation Syngenta. Delivery form - granules with water dispersion. At the factory, they are packaged in bags with a capacity of:
- 1 g;
- 3 g;
- 15 g;
- 1 kg.
Main action
As you can see from the instructions for use, the main active ingredient in Horus is cyprodinil. In terms of 1 kg of the finished mixture, its amount reaches 0.75 kg. Fungicide when treating plants affected by microscopic fungi, undermines the basic life processes of parasitic organisms. The drug is able to destroy fungi hiding (wintering) inside grape shoots. It has such an effect on:
- basidomycetes;
- ascomycetes;
- deuteromycetes.
It is very important that the active reagent does not cover the entire shrub, because it is not tolerated by the natural movement of the juice inside the plant. The spread of the pesticide affects only early foliage and berries. The drug acts in a preventive mode, preparing to meet fungal aggression.
If the treatment is carried out in dry conditions, penetration into the desired places will be ensured in a matter of hours. If prolonged rains suddenly come or the temperature drops, re-treatment with the drug is not required.
Recommendations for use
It is important to know the following.
- For grapes, treatment with Horus will be useful almost before removing ripe brushes. Such a measure contributes to the long-term saving of fruits. It is noted (according to the data of large plantation farms) a decrease in the decay of berries by approximately 40%.
- The main diseases that the drug is designed to fight, in addition to gray rot, are mildew, powdery mildew, fruit rot, oidium and leaf spot.
- The developers emphasize that their preparation not only penetrates into the cellular structures of early leaves. It is equally effective on hot and relatively cold days. "Horus" can be sprayed on the vineyard without any risk, because it does not poison the plant itself.
- Also, the positive features of the drug are relatively low consumption in comparison with analogues and the impossibility of penetration of the active substance into groundwater.
- There may be a problem that cyprodinil does not get into the old foliage, covered with an already powerful cuticle. Therefore, you have to use "Horus" only in the spring, when young plants pass through the vegetative phase.
- If the air temperature is more than 25 degrees, the effectiveness of the mixture is reduced.
- Before spraying, "Horus" must be diluted in a proportion of 6 g of the drug per 5 liters of clean water. It is not difficult to calculate the amount of the prepared solution, given that 2 liters should fall on 1 weave.
- Spraying itself is done on a dry day when calm reigns. It is required to process all leaves without exception. The sprayer itself after completion of work is washed with running water.
- Important: first of all, the spraying device is filled with water and only after that the fungicide itself is added, if necessary, other preparations. The standard dosage, subject to the basic requirements, allows you to guarantee the protection of the bush for 7-10 days.
- The solution remaining after processing cannot be stored and reused.
- Corked packages with "Horus" can be left in a dry place at a temperature of -10 to +35 degrees.
- According to agronomists, processing in one season should be carried out three times. For the first time it is done after the appearance of buds (before flowering), the second - when the inflorescences are transformed into clusters. The final blow to pathological organisms is produced, focusing on the ripening and color change of berries.
- "Chorus" is compatible with "Arrivo", "Impact", "Opercut", "Sumition".
- During storage, the packaging of the drug should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Shelf life before opening is 3 years.
- Judging by the reviews of gardeners, Horus is much better suited for processing grapes from foulbrood than alternative preparations. Many already after two treatments manage to achieve an impressive result and preserve the crop even against the background of a massive fungal infection.
You will learn more about the drug "Horus" by watching the following video.