Up A comparison of conventional, integrated and biological fruit production systems in Central Otago
Spray programme - 1995/96 season.
The BFP and IFP programmes are still experimental and will need further refining.

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


* Trials were conducted with copper, sulphur, hydrated lime, lime sulphur, and oil.
1 Trials were conducted with sulphur, hydrated lime, sodium bicarbonate, and oil


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