Plant Growth Regulators
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ALERT 520 SL

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Safety DATA SHEET

A soluble concentrate plant growth regulant for use in crops as indicated.

Grapes
  • Cyanamide is a plant growth regulator.
  • ALERT 520 SL promotes rest breaking.
  • Promotes a more uniform and earlier budbreak.
  • Improved management due to more uniform vineyards.
  • Promotes an earlier and condensed harvest time.
  • Do not mix ALERT 520 SL with insecticides or fungicides at 1.5% or higher dosage rates.
  • Ensure complete coverage of the buds for rest breaking.
  • Spray at low pressure (<100 kPa) to prevent any potential damage to the buds.
  • Take cumulative cold units during May-July into consideration when determining the dosage rate for even budbreak.
  • Do not mix with pruning wound compounds.
  • Cold units through the winter plays a key role in the dose rate required.

Even bud-break:
- Apply 3-5 ℓ/100ℓ water ALERT 520 SL 3-4 weeks prior to expected budbreak, depending on the table grape cultivar.

Advancement of bud-break:
- Apply 3-5 ℓ/100ℓ water ALERT 520 SL 6-7 weeks before expected budbreak, depending on table grape cultivar.

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ACTIVE INGREDIENT

Cyanamide 520 g/ℓ

PACKAGING

20 ℓ

REG. NO.

L9719

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Villa Crop Protection (Pty) Ltd.
Reg. No. 1992/002474/07
PO Box 10413, Aston Manor, 1630
Tel: 011 396 2233

CROPS & TARGET

ApplesApricotsCherriesKiwi FruitPearsPlumsTable grapesWine grapesApples - Even bud-breakApricots - Even bud-breakCherries - Increased buddingKiwi Fruit - Even bud-breakPears - Even bud-breakPlums - Increase buddingTable grapes - Even bud-breakSultanas - Advancement of bud-breakWine grapes - Even bud-break

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