Corteva Agriscience Horticulture Marketing Manager, Nick Koch, said the Gatton Field Day was a valuable opportunity to show Verpixo Adavelt active’s efficacy and versatility ahead of it becoming commercially available in October.
“This is many years of Research and Development and a commitment to horticulture coming to fruition with the great assistance of the Elders team including Greg Teske and Maree Crawford,” Mr Koch said.
“At the Gatton field site they demonstrated Verpixo in leafy veg, cucurbits and fruiting veg and showed its efficacy on sclerotinia, powdery mildew, Alternaria and botrytis.
“Greg and Maree did a fantastic job and it’s great to see the technical capability of Elders supportinglocal farmers and their commitment to helping them have access to new technology.”
Verpixo Adavelt active has now been registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for use in strawberries, fruiting vegetables, leafy vegetables and cucurbits with registration for other crops already lodged for 2024.
Diseases controlled include grey mould (botrytis), powdery mildew, target spot, Yellow Sigatoka, gummy stem blight, anthracnose, septoria, and sclerotinia rot.
Corteva Territory Sales Manager, Adam Harber, said the trial site showed how Verpixo would suit many horticultural programs.
“It delivers a broad-spectrum solution with no cross-resistance with other fungicides used for ascomycete pathogens so this will allow growers to think strategically about resistance management,” Mr Harber said.
“In many cases existing chemistries are under threat of resistance so this will redefine custom fungicide programs to sustain healthier crops, better yields and greater value.”
