A comparison of conventional, integrated and biological fruit production systems in Central Otago
Note: Insecticides/miticides are in bold and thinning spray in italics
| Date | OP | IFP | BFP Conventional varieties |
BFP
Disease resistant varieties |
| Sept 6 | Kumulus 187.5 g | Kumulus 187.5 g | ||
| Sept 13-18 | Oil 2 litres | Oil 2 litres | Oil 2 litres | Oil 2 litres |
| Sept 21 | Lorsban EC 80ml | Applaud 25W 37.5g | Kocide 250 g | Kocide 250 g |
| Sept 26 | Nimrod 50 g | Nimrod 50 g | Kocide 250 g | |
| Oct 2 | Dodine 80 ml | Dodine 80 ml | ||
| Oct 3 | Nimrod 50 g | Nimrod 50 g | Various fungicides* | |
| Oct 10 | Captan 125 g | Captan 125 g | ||
| Oct 11-13 | Nimrod 50 g | Nimrod 50 g | Various fungicides* | |
| Oct 19 | Dodine 80 ml | Dodine 80 ml | ||
| Oct 24 | Nimrod 50 g | Nimrod 50 g | Various fungicides* | |
| Oct 30 | Captan 125 g | Captan 125 g | ||
| Nov 8-9 |
Polyram 100 g
Systhane 12 g | Various fungicides* | ||
| Nov 13 | Carbaryl 125 g | Hydrated lime 2 kg | ||
| Nov 17 | Systhane 12 g | |||
| Nov 23 | Various fungicides* | |||
| Nov 24 |
Various fungicides1
(except Prima) | |||
| Nov 27-28 |
Pallitop 50 g
Polyram 100 g Systhane 12 g |
Pallitop 50 g
Hydrated lime 2 kg Systhane 12 g | Various fungicides* | |
| Dec 6-9 |
Gusathion 75 g
Thiram 150 g Pallitop 50 g Calc Nitrate 600 g |
Mimic 8.6 g
Thiram 150 g Pallitop 50 g Calc Nitrate 600 g |
Various fungicides1
(except Prima) | |
| Dec 14 or 15 |
Dodine 80 ml
Pallitop 50 g Calc Nitrate 600 g |
Dodine 80 ml
Pallitop 50 g Calc Nitrate 600 g | Various fungicides* | |
| Dec 19 | Pirimor 25 g (R.Gala) | |||
| Jan 3 |
Lorsban 75 g
Thiram 75 g Calc Nitrate 600 g |
Mimic 8.6 g
Thiram 150 g Calc Nitrate 600 g | Various fungicides1 | |
| Jan 9 |
Dodine 80 ml
Calc Chloride 360 g |
Dodine 80 ml
Calc Chloride 360 g | Various fungicides* | |
| Jan 12 | Various fungicides1 | |||
| Jan 18 |
Omite 200g
Calc Chloride 360 g | |||
| Jan 24-25 |
Gusathion 75 g
Thiram 75 g Calc Chloride 360 g |
Thiram 75 g
Calc Chloride 360 g | ||
| Feb 12 |
Dodine 80 ml
Calc Chloride 360 g |
Dodine 80 ml
Calc Chloride 360 g | ||
| Feb 16 | Sunspray oil 1 litre | |||
| Feb 21 |
Sunspray oil 1 litre
Dodine 80 ml Calc Chloride 360 g |
Mimic 8.6 g (late cvs)
Dodine 80 ml Calc Chloride 360 g | ||
| Mar 7 |
Dodine 80 ml
Calc Chloride 360 g (late cvs) | |||
| Mar 13 |
Sunspray oil 1 litre
Calc Chloride 360 g (late cvs) | |||
| Mar 26 | Calc Chloride 360 g | |||
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* Trials were conducted with copper, sulphur, hydrated lime, lime sulphur, and oil.
1 Trials were conducted with sulphur, hydrated lime, sodium bicarbonate, and oil | ||||