Vegetables crop protection

Broad crop protection across vegetable production stages.

1. STAGE 01

   Seed / Sowing

   Seed sown in a nursery bed or directly into the field.

   Typical risk

   Soil-borne pest and pathogen pressure at sowing

   Insect pressure

   • Termites
   • Cutworm

   Disease pressure

   • Damping off
   • Seed rot

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Fipro Ultra Double Power
2. STAGE 02

   Germination

   Seedlings emerge and the stand establishes.

   Typical risk

   Seedling collapse and the first sucking pests

   Insect pressure

   • Thrips
   • Aphids

   Disease pressure

   • Damping off

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Atom Bomb
   • Azoto Prime
3. STAGE 03

   Vegetative Growth

   The plant frame and canopy build.

   Typical risk

   Sucking pests and the viruses they carry

   Insect pressure

   • Whitefly
   • Aphids
   • Jassids
   • Thrips

   Disease pressure

   • Powdery mildew
   • Early blight

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Shield
   • Takila
   • Samurai
4. STAGE 04

   Flowering

   Flowers open and fruit set begins.

   Typical risk

   Flower drop and early borer entry

   Insect pressure

   • Thrips
   • Fruit borer

   Disease pressure

   • Powdery mildew
   • Anthracnose

   Protection focus

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

   • Unicorn
   • Toshi Ultra
   • Samurai
5. STAGE 05

   Fruit / Pod Development

   Fruit expands and fills.

   Typical risk

   Fruit and pod borer damage

   Insect pressure

   • Fruit borer
   • Spodoptera
   • Diamondback moth

   Disease pressure

   • Anthracnose
   • Late blight

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Unicorn
   • On The Top
   • Azoto Prime
6. STAGE 06

   Maturity

   Fruit reaches picking size and colour.

   Typical risk

   Fruit rot and residue management before picking

   Insect pressure

   • Fruit borer
   • Whitefly

   Disease pressure

   • Fruit rot
   • Anthracnose

   Protection focus

   • Fungicides
   • Pesticides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Azoto Prime
   • Shield
7. STAGE 07

   Harvest

   Successive picking across the harvest window.

   Typical risk

   Post-harvest rot and field hygiene

   Insect pressure

   • Storage pests

   Disease pressure

   • Post-harvest rot

   Protection focus

   • Crop hygiene

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.