Group 7 Fungicide controls lettuce (Sclerotinia) drop.
Press Release Summary:
Providing in-season disease protection while also minimizing SDHI resistance potential, KENJA® 400SC fourth generation SDHI fungicide controls Sclerotinia drop (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor) in either direct seeded or transplanted lettuce. Product incorporates SDHI technology and can mesh with current disease management programs. It is also registered for strawberries, almonds, canola, and grapes.
Original Press Release:
New Fungicide Available to Lettuce Growers
Highly effective SDHI technology proven to control lettuce drop.
CARY, N.C. -- This season, California and Arizona growers have an entirely new fungicide option at their disposal.
KENJA® 400SC Fungicide, incorporating the newest SDHI technology, is a group 7 fungicide, proven to control lettuce (Sclerotinia) drop, with excellent activity on both Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor.
Lettuce drop can be highly destructive, slashing yields by as much as 25% to 50%. This new fungicide, from Summit Agro USA, gives area growers a highly effective – and unique – tool.
"The chemistry of KENJA – the actual molecule - is different," says Jim Sturges, Summit Agro Regional Manager. A 4th generation SDHI fungicide, not only does KENJA provide exceptional in-season disease protection it's unique chemistry helps to minimize SDHI resistance potential.
In either direct seeded or transplanted lettuce KENJA provides highly effective control of Sclerotinia drop (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor) and can easily mesh with current disease management programs.
In addition to lettuce, KENJA Fungicide is also registered for strawberries, almonds, canola, and grapes.
"As always, Summit Agro USA is committed to providing tools to help maximize production for high-value growers," says Sturges . "We're proud to make KENJA available to California and Arizona lettuce growers this season."
KENJA fungicide is distributed in the USA by Summit Agro USA LLC, and sold exclusively through Tenkoz member companies and Helena Chemical Company. For more information, visit http://www.summitagro-usa.com/index or call your local Tenkoz or Helena representative.
Summit Agro USA LLC, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is dedicated to developing new chemistry to address the crop protection challenges facing high value growers.
Helena Chemical Company, headquartered outside of Memphis in Collierville, Tennessee, is one of the nation's foremost agricultural and specialty formulators and distributors in the United States.
Tenkoz, headquartered in North Metro Atlanta is the largest distribution entity for crop protection products in the United States.
KENJA is a trademark of Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.
CONTACT: Fred Yates, Marketing Manager, Summit Agro USA LLC, 919-653-4611, fred.yates@summitagro-usa.com
