LUNA FUNGICIDE TECHNICAL PROFILE

NEW LUNA FUNGICIDES

INTRODUCING LUNA SENSATION Luna fungicides, the latest innovation from Bayer CropScience, contain a new class of chemistry that will provide a unique systemic solution for exceptional protection against powdery mildew, leaf and fruit scab, rusts, summer diseases and post-harvest rots. Luna Sensation is EPA-registered and approved for use in apples. DISEASES CONTROLLED BY LUNA SENSATION r
Powdery mildew
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Leaf and fruit scab
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Rusts
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Sooty blotch
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Flyspeck
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Bitter rot
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White rot
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Alternaria
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Other summer diseases and fruit rots

Scab Control INTRODUCING LUNA SENSATION Luna fungicides, the latest innovation from Bayer CropScience, contain a new class of chemistry that will provide a unique systemic solution for exceptional protection against

Luna Sensation

Manzate + Indar

Benefits of Luna Sensation

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Exceptional efficacy Luna Sensation has proven itself in several years of field trials to provide systemic and broad-spectrum disease control equal or superior to current leading fungicides. r
Multiyear tree health Luna Sensation programs significantly reduce the number of shoots infected with powdery mildew the following year. r

H igh-quality fruit Luna Sensation programs have had a low incidence of fruit finish diseases and rots compared with competitor fungicides. r

Recommended rotational option Luna Sensation provides growers with an excellent rotational fit with other available fungicides for resistance management.

UNIQUE SDHI FUNGICIDE The new active ingredient in Luna fluopyram is not a carboxamide. Fluopyram shares the same SDHI mode of action with boscalid, fluxapyroxad and penthiopyrad, but fluopyram behaves very differently. It is uniquely in the pyramide chemical group and differs in shape and in molecular flexibility from other SDHI fungicides. Boscalid-resistant isolates are still controlled by fluopyram/Luna. Bayer CropScience recommends for resistance management that Luna Sensation not be rotated with other Group 7 (SDHI) or Group 11 (QoI) products. Protectant fungicides may be added for additional prevention of fungicide resistance. MULTIYEAR TREE HEALTH Researchers have demonstrated that Luna Sensation programs are so effective for control of powdery mildew that there are fewer infected shoots the following year. It is believed that less inoculum overwinters in the buds. A disease control program with Luna Sensation in the first season may significantly reduce the number of powdery mildew primary infections that occur the following spring.
Powdery Mildew Reduction the Following Season

CURRENT RESEARCH In 2010, a scab and powdery mildew trial was conducted on Rome apple by Dr. Jay Pscheidt and John Bassinette of OSU in Corvallis, OR. Six applications were made from tight cluster to fourth cover. Scab and powdery mildew pressure was severe.

2010 Apple Disease Study

Treatment & Rate/A Apple Scab
Leaves (%) Fruit (%)

Powdery Mildew Leaves (%) Defoliated

Untreated

99.3 a

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Pristine @ 18.5 oz alternated with Procure @ 12 oz plus Manzate Pro-Stick @ 3 lbs Luna Sensation @ 5oz alternated with Procure @ 12 oz plus Manzate Pro-Stick @ 3 lbs Luna Sensation @ 5 oz

61.3 b

53.5 b

9.5 ab

38.8 d

17.3 ef

3.0 d

27.0 e

9.0 f

1.5 d

Note: Due to severe disease pressure, there was not enough fruit to rate the untreated for apple scab. LSD (P=0.05).

Untreated

Luna Fungicide In-season

Incidence of post-harvest rot

Healthy shoot

Infected shoot

MRL TIMELINE Luna Sensation is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is approved for sale. Bayer CropScience is establishing Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in export countries. All established MRLs are posted on the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service Web site. This information will be kept current as the final MRLs are received. For MRL updates, go to www.mrldatabase.com.

High-quality fruit Luna Sensation programs have had a lower incidence of fruit finish diseases versus competitor fungicides. For example, research trials have shown that Luna Sensation at early cover significantly reduces the incidence of in-season and post-harvest rot in storage. STROBI RESISTANCE For orchards where apple scab has become resistant to strobilurin fungicides, Bayer is making Luna Tranquility available as a strobilurin-free solution for early-season scab control. See local chemical suppliers for availability in your area.

Check out the difference Luna makes at www.LunaFungicides.com.

IMPORTANT: This bulletin is not intended to provide adequate information for use of these products. Read the label before using these products. Observe all label directions and precautions while using these products.
Bayer CropScience LP, 2 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label instructions. Not all products are registered for use in every state. Bayer (regd), the Bayer Cross (regd), and Luna are registered trademarks of Bayer. Indar is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Manzate is a registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Pristine is a registered trademark of BASF Corporation. Procure is a registered trademark of Chemtura Corporation. For additional product information, call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web site at www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.

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