For additional reading, see the Midwest Grape Production handbook, as well http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/ext_files/PPFShtml/mw_grape_12aug05.pdf
Fungicide efficacy table, sorted by FRAC codes, is available at http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/ext_files/PPFShtml/PPFS-FR-S-18(01-2013).pdf
This article contains a commercial vineyard spray schedule. Homeowners should refer to http://nicolewarduk.blogspot.com/2012/04/homeowner-grape-spray-schedule-low.html
As always, contact your county Extension agent before beginning a spray program. Also, consider pre-harvest intervals and chemical sensitivities when developing a spray program.
Sample Grape Spray
Schedule
Growth Stage |
Target Pathogen
|
Fungicide
|
Dormant
|
A
|
Sulforix
|
1” Shoot
|
P
|
Mancozeb
|
3-5” Shoot
|
P,
PM
|
Mancozeb + Quintec
|
*Bud Break – Bloom
|
BR,
P, PM, DM
|
Revus Top (Abound may be
substituted for American or hybrid grapes)
|
*Mid-Bloom
|
B,
BR, P, PM, DM
|
Captan + Endura (Pristine may be substituted)
|
*Late-Bloom - Shatter
|
BR, P, PM, DM
|
Mancozeb + Quintec
|
*First Cover (7-10 days after shatter)
|
BR,
PM, DM
|
Revus Top (Abound may be substituted)
|
*Second Cover ~ (10-14
days later)
|
BR,
PM, DM
|
Mancozeb + Forum
|
Third Cover ~
|
BR,
PM, DM
|
Mancozeb + Quintec
|
Fourth Cover ~
|
BR,
PM, DM
|
Mancozeb + Forum
|
Fifth Cover ~ (veraison)
|
B,
PM, DM
|
Captan + Endura (Pristine may be substituted)
|
Sixth Cover ~
|
PM,
DM
|
Captan + Quintec
|
Seventh Cover ~
|
PM,
DM
|
ProPhyt + Endura
|
Eighth Cover ~
|
PM,
DM
|
Revus Top (Abound may be substituted)
|
Additional Covers ~
|
PM,
DM
|
ProPhyt + Endura (If additional covers needed)
|
Last Cover
|
PM,
DM
|
ProPhyt + Armicarb (Remember PHI)
|
*Critical period for controlling primary infections. Stay on schedule.
|
A – anthracnose, B – botrytis
rot, BR – black
rot, P – phomopsis, PM – powdery mildew,
DM- downy mildew
Nicole Ward, Extension plant pathologist
University of Kentucky
Updated Jan 2013
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