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BIOLOGICAL FUNGICIDE

MYCOSTOP
®

A safe and reliable means


of protecting your crops
against pathogens

Naturally. Profitably.
PHOTO: Finnish Horticultural ProductsSociety / Slidemania, Tommy Selin

PHOTO: Finnish Horticultural Products Society / Teppo Johansson


MYCOSTOP FOR PLANT PRODUCTION
® Active ingredient MYCOSTOP powder is mainly used Storage
Streptomyces K61 in the form of an aqueous suspen-
Unopened packages stored in a cool
sion. It is applied using one of the
OF VEGETABLES, HERBS AND ORNAMENTALS
MYCOSTOP contains mycelium
®
(at or below +8°C) and dry location
following methods:
and spores of Streptomyces strain have a viable shelf life of 12 months.
- drip irrigation
K61 actinobacterium, 5 x 108 cfu/g
- drenched or sprayed onto the Compatibility with other
(cfu = colony forming unit)
growing medium pesticides
Mode of action - incorporated into the growing
medium MYCOSTOP is safe for beneficials.
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT — FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY Effect of Mycostop on the flower
- deprives pathogenic fungi of space - dry seed treatment It is compatible with most chemi-
yield of various gerbera cultivars
FRIENDLY HORTICULTURE infected by Fusarium and nourishment by colonising - bulb and cutting dip cal pesticides and can be used in
plant roots integrated pest management pro-
120 - acts as a hyperparasite, disrupting The most efficient way is to use grammes. As a bacterium,
• Contains a naturally occurring bacterial strain isolated cell walls of pathogens MYCOSTOP preventatively. The MYCOSTOP has a high tolerance to
from Sphagnum peat 100 - produces metabolites that inhibit active substance is a living microbe, chemical fungicides.
plant pathogens which survives in the rhizosphere for
• A reliable tool to control damping-off, wilt and root 80
several weeks protecting the crop MYCOSTOP MIX is another formula-
®

diseases EXTENSIVE RANGE OF USE against invading pathogens. tion of Streptomyces K61 fungicide.
Number of flowers (pcs)

60
• Promotes plant growth Effectively controls a wide range Application rate
40
• Induces plant defence mechanisms of pathogens:
The application rate depends on the
• Effective in an organic and inorganic growing medium 20 - damping-off caused by various cultivation system and the growth
fungi, such as Alternaria and stage when MYCOSTOP is used.
• Approved for organic horticulture 0 Rhizoctonia solani Some examples of the required rate:
Fame Macho Party Pacific
• Compatible with biological and integrated pest - wilt and root diseases caused by - drip irrigation 5-10 g/1000 plants
Untreated Fusarium, Phytophthora and - growing media treatment:
management programmes Mycostop 1 mg/plant (monthly) Pythium use 0.01% aqueous solution
• No risk of resistance - application on cuttings or bulbs:
MYCOSTOP can also be used to sup- use 0.01-0.02% aqueous solution Pythium Pythium + Mycostop
• Long-lasting impact on the entire plant press grey mould caused by Botrytis.
Effect of Mycostop on dill roots
• Safe for humans, the environment and beneficials infected by Pythium

MYCOSTOP® and MYCOSTOP® MIX are part of Verdera’s range of biological products for horticulture, forestry and green areas
Planner / Hannun Tasapaino Oy, 09 / 2009

www.verdera.com

MYCOSTOP® and MYCOSTOP® MIX are part of Verdera’s range of biological products for horticulture, forestry and green areas

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