Bayer to Introduce New Fungicide at Cultivate’18
With Broadform, growers can maximize foliar disease control on key pathogens including Botrytis, leaf spot and dieback diseases, offering effective and long-lasting residual protection.
“Fungicide resistance is a growing concern among ornamental professionals – particularly for damaging pathogens like Botrytis,” said Aaron Palmateer, Ph.D., Bayer Green Solutions Team specialist. “With Broadform entering the market, growers will have access to a strong rotational fungicide for protection from Botrytis and other key pathogens for when conditions are ideal for disease development in greenhouses.”
Broadform combines a proven QoI partner, trifloxystrobin, with fluopyram, a new active ingredient in the production ornamentals market and the only succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) of its kind. Together, the unique combination controls over 50 different pathogens, including those causing a variety of leaf spot diseases, anthracnose, tip blight, branch dieback, black spot, rusts, powdery mildews and Rhizoctonia diseases. 
Additional activities at Bayer booth #1247 during Cultivate include the opportunity to:
- Talk with Patrick Peterson – who was recently selected in the Greenhouse Product News 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 – as well as the team of Bayer Ornamentals Specialists
- Take a chance to win a Bayer product by visiting the booth on Sunday or Monday. Draw a key, and it may unlock a prize-filled box with Broadform fungicide and Kontos and Altus insecticides.
- Enjoy a performance by magician Jon Petz at the Bayer booth on Monday afternoon from 12-5 p.m. EDT.
- Visit two educational sessions, sponsored, by Bayer, including:
- Pollinators, Plants & You – a quick update on Monday from 10:45-11:15 a.m. at the Live for Growers Stage.
- Weeding Out Weed Control Costs in Container Grown Nursery Crops – an educational session on Tuesday from8:15-9:15 a.m.in A210