Sugarcane crop protection

Crop establishment, pest management, disease protection and healthy crop development.

1. STAGE 01

   Sowing

   Setts placed into prepared soil; establishment begins below ground.

   Typical risk

   Soil-borne pest pressure and early weed emergence

   Insect pressure

   • Termites
   • Soil grubs

   Disease pressure

   • Seed-piece decay

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Herbicides
   • Fertilizers
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Fipro Ultra Double Power
2. STAGE 02

   Germination

   Buds sprout and the first shoots break the surface.

   Typical risk

   Shoot damage during establishment

   Insect pressure

   • Early shoot borer
   • Termites

   Disease pressure

   • Damping-off complex

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   • Herbicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Fipro Ultra
   • Atom Bomb
3. STAGE 03

   Tillering

   The clump multiplies and shoot count builds toward final stand.

   Typical risk

   Early pest pressure

   Insect pressure

   • Shoot borer
   • Whitefly
   • Pyrilla

   Disease pressure

   • Leaf spot complex

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   • Herbicides
   • Fertilizers
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Takila
   • Shield
   • Samurai
4. STAGE 04

   Grand Growth

   Internodes elongate rapidly and the canopy closes over the row.

   Typical risk

   Stem borer activity and humidity inside a closed canopy

   Insect pressure

   • Internode borer
   • Top borer
   • Pyrilla

   Disease pressure

   • Red rot
   • Rust
   • Smut

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   • PGR
   • Fertilizers
   • Adjuvants
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Unicorn
   • Superman
   • Azoto Prime
5. STAGE 05

   Maturity

   Vegetative growth slows as sugar accumulates in the cane.

   Typical risk

   Late-season pest and disease carry-over

   Insect pressure

   • Top borer
   • Scale insect
   • Mealybug

   Disease pressure

   • Red rot
   • Late leaf disease

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   • PGR
   Grow More products for this stage

   • On The Top
   • Atom Bomb
   • Toshi Ultra
6. STAGE 06

   Harvest

   Cane is cut and ratoon decisions for the next cycle begin.

   Typical risk

   Crop hygiene and ratoon establishment

   Insect pressure

   • Carry-over borer in stubble

   Disease pressure

   • Stubble-borne inoculum

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fertilizers
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Fipro Ultra Double Power
   • Toshi Ultra

Stage guidance is indicative and varies by region, variety and season. No dosage or application rate is stated here — always read the Technical Instructions before use. See the Disclaimer.