Canadian organic fruit and vegetable growers have recently gained a strong new biofungicide to control key diseases in their crops. ProBlad biofungicide is currently labelled for use in a wide range of crops including blueberry (high and low bush), grape, stone fruit and raspberry, as well as both outdoor and greenhouse use for tomato, pepper, eggplant and strawberry.
Manufactured in Portugal by C.E.V., ProBlad biofungicide is naturally derived from the sweet lupine seed in an innovative and environmentally friendly manner and formulated for ease of use and stable shelf-life. It has a unique mode of action (FRAC group BM01) which makes it a perfect fit in IPM programs, especially for diseases such as Botrytis Cinerea and powdery mildew that may have natural resistance isolates to other fungicide groups in many parts of Canada. See label for detailed list of diseases controlled.
ProBlad biofungicide is exclusively distributed across Canada through the vast retail network of N. M. BartlettInc. of Beamsville, Ontario. Business development manager, Matt Peters of Bartletts commented: “For many years, conventional fruit and vegetable growers have enjoyed using ProBlad biofungicide for effective disease control in their crops and now their organic neighbours can do the same. ProBlad biofungicide is effective in both preventative and curative spray windows with zero REI and zero PHI making it a very flexible and user-friendly product.”