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New control option for cherry rot disease

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 4.00pm

With fruit ripening and the critical period for rot infections nearly upon them, Tasmanian cherry producers now have a new tool available for managing fungal rot pressures in cherries. The APVMA have issued an Emergency Permit allowing the use of TELDOR 500SC to help control grey mould in Tasmanian cherry orchards. The permit comes following a request by industry agronomists, FGT and Hort Innovation Australia for alternative chemical options for managing the widespread pathogen, which targets a wide range of soft-skinned fruit grown in the state including cherries, berries and winegrapes.

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