2. TUNE YOUR DISEASE CONTROL
TO THE WAY YOU FARM.
New DuPont™ Acapela™ fungicide. Like music to your crop.
3. Fungicide Use in Corn and
Soybeans is Growing
STRATUS MARKET RESEARCH DATA:
• Fungicide use in corn and soybeans continues to grow in Canada with approximately 10% of the
acres receiving a fungicide application in 2012.
• Over 700,000 acres of foliar fungicides were applied on corn and soybeans representing over 50%
year/year growth.
Soybean fungicides Corn fungicides
4. DuPont™ Acapela™ fungicide:
Launch 2012 a Great Success
FACTS:
• Growers applied Acapela™ fungicide on
over 100,000 acres in corn and soybeans
in its launch year
• According to Stratus data, Acapela™ was
the #2 brand in corn and #3 brand in
soybeans – in its launch year.
FIELD RESULTS:
• Acapela™ was tested in over 125 grower side x
side trials in 2012.
• Acapela™ performance was impressive,
delivering consistent yield advantages in spite
of dry conditions and relatively low disease
pressure in 2012
5. DuPont™ Acapela™ fungicide
BENEFIT
•Acapela™ has one-of-a-kind movement properties that help provide superior coverage to
deliver reliable disease control under a variety of conditions
SOLUTION
•Acapela™ provides control of a broad spectrum of important foliar diseases in row crops
including Northern Leaf blight, Septoria, Cercospora, Rust and Powdery mildew*
•Acapela™ is an innovative new tool for the management of white mould, a devastating
disease of soybeans and edible beans*
VALUE
•Acapela™ helps to deliver healthier crops and higher yield potential
*Refer to the Acapela™ label for complete use instructions.
6. • The redistribution properties of Acapela™ are unique because it is the only strobilurin
that shows both:
– vapour activity; a gas like protective barrier that moves locally over the leaf surface and;
– xylem systemic activity; movement through the plant tissues to distribute throughout the leaf
as it grows
Uptake and Translocation in Soybeans after 7 Days
DuPont Crop Protection
Stine-Haskell Research
Center
Newark, DE
Acapela™ Quadris® Headline®
BENEFIT
One-of-a-kind Movement Properties
DuPont™ Acapela™ fungicide
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DuPont™ Acapela™: One-of-a-kind Movement Properties
Radio-labelled field studies – movement to new growth
(2 to 3 wks after treatment, flag leaf just emerged)
Picoxystrobin
(Acapela™)
Pyraclostrobin
(Headline®)
Trifloxystrobin
(Stratego®)
8. Refer to the Acapela™ label for complete use instructions.
Crop Disease Rate Ac/Jug Timing
Soybeans White mould
(suppression)
.35 L/ac 27 R1-R2
Soybeans
Asian soybean rust
Septoria brown spot
Frogeye leafspot
.24 L/ac 40 R2-R3
Corn (field, seed,
sweet, popcorn)
Northern leaf blight .24 L/ac 40 VT to R3
Cereals
Leaf rust
Powdery mildew
Septoria leaf blotch
Tan spot
.192 L/ac 50 Flag leaf
Dry edible beans White mould
(suppression)
.35 L/ac 27 Early bloom
DuPont™ Acapela™ fungicide
SOLUTION
Broad-Spectrum Utility
• Acapela™ provides control of a broad spectrum of important foliar diseases in row crops including
Northern Leaf blight, Septoria, Cercospora, rust and powdery mildew
9. • Acapela™ is the only fungicide registered in soybeans for the suppression of
Sclerotinia white mould*
• Applied at early flowering, Acapela™ can significantly reduce the severity
of a white mould infection in soybeans
• The higher rate of 0.35 L/ac is recommended and a 2nd application 7-10
days later is required for optimum disease suppression
DuPont™ Acapela™ fungicide
SOLUTION
Management of White Mould
*Refer to the Acapela™ label for complete use instructions.
10. Acapela™ for Soybeans
2nd
trifoliate
R1
1st flower
R3
beginning pod
R5
begin seeding
SOLUTION
Application timing is key for managing disease
Apply at R1 - R2 to
manage white mould Apply after R2 to
control foliar diseases
11. Acapela™ for Soybeans
2nd
trifoliate
R1
1st flower
R3
beginning pod
R5
begin seeding
Disease Potential impact on soybean yield
Brown Spot
Minimal: 8 - 10%
Source: Christian D. Cruz – Ohio State University
Frog Eye Leaf Spot Up to 30%
Extreme 60%
Source: Christian D. Cruz – Ohio State University
Sclerotinia Stem Rot
White Mould
Yield loss when 15% of plant affected
1.3 – 3.7 bu/ac
for every 10% increase in disease
Source: Berlin D. Nelson – North Dakota State University
VALUE
Healthier Crops and Higher Yields
Studies show that yield can be impacted when disease is present
12. Acapela™ for Soybeans
VALUE
Healthier Crops and Higher Yields
• Trials conducted over 96 locations in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba.
• Positive yield increase in 82% of the trials
• The top 50% of trials averaged 4.1 bu/ac
Source: 2012 Grower side x side trial data
13. Acapela™ for Corn
2nd
trifoliate
R1
1st flower
R3
beginning pod
R5
begin seeding
SOLUTION
Application timing is key for managing disease
VT R1
Apply from VT – R3
14. Acapela™ for Corn
Earlier Applications at V4-V6
• Primary focus of research and side x side data with Acapela™ has been at the VT-R3
window of application.
• Acapela is registered for application at earlier V4-V6 window of application. Trials will be
conducted in 2013 to evaluate this earlier timing.
• We have limited greenhouse studies in 2011 and field trials in 2012 demonstrating
visual and yield responses. Further trials are planned in 2013 to understand the value of
this earlier application timing.
SOLUTION
15. Acapela™ 2011 Greenhouse studies
SOLUTION
Acapela™ 177 ml/ac at 5 gpa
(74% of normal rate)
Unsprayed check
• Trial was conducted at DuPont Stine-Haskell Research Centre
• Greenhouse grown corn plants under stress were sprayed at V2-V3
• Visible effects 1 week after spraying
• Significant responses in chlorophyll and leaf area measurements
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Acapela™ 2011 Greenhouse studies
• Trial was conducted at DuPont Stine-Haskell Research Centre
• Greenhouse grown corn plants under stress were sprayed at V2-V3
• Visible effects 1 week after spraying
• Significant responses in chlorophyll and leaf area measurements
Acapela™ 177 ml/ac
at 5 gpa
Acapela™ 177 ml/ac
at 5 gpa
Quadris®
177ml/ac at 5 gpa
Headline® 177ml/ac
at 5 gpa
18. Acapela™ for Corn
VALUE
Healthier Crops and Higher Yields
Studies show that yield can be impacted when disease is present
Disease
Conditions favouring
disease
Potential impact on
yield
Northern Corn Leaf
Blight
18 – 27ºC
Prolonged periods of heavy dew
and overcast days.
Up to 30%
If lesions are present prior to
tasseling
Source: Purdue University
19. Disease Effects on Corn Yield
VALUE
Healthier Crops and Higher Yields
Studies show that yield can be impacted when disease is present
Disease
Conditions favouring
disease
Potential impact on yield
Corn Rust
A few hours of dew with temps in
the range of 15 – 25ºC
10 – 25%
Source: Perdue University
Gray Leaf Spot
Prolonged warm (24 – 30ºC
High relative humidity
-prolonged periods of heavy dew
and overcast days.
2 – 20%
15 – 50%
with 25 – 75 % (leaf death)
Source: Patrick Lipps, 1998
*Not presently labeled on these diseases
20. Acapela™ for Corn
VALUE
Healthier Crops and Higher Yields
• Trials conducted over 43 locations in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba.
• Positive yield increase in 70% of the trials
• Top 50% of trials averaged 13.5 bu/ac
Source: 2012 Grower side x side trial data
The study shows that Acapela™ has superior uptake and translocation in the soybean leaf over Quadris® and Headline®. The red and yellow shading indicates high radioactivity concentration of the active ingredient over and through the leaf.Note that Quadris® had medium concentration and Headline® shows relatively low concentration throughout the leaf.
