Fungicide

Bumper 250 EC

Fungicide for use in wheat to control rust, leaf blotch & spot blotch

General Info

Bumper 250 EC is a systemic fungicide with preventive and curative action against a broad spectrum of plant diseases such as powdery mildew, rust, mold, and light leaf spot.

Bumper 250 EC offers systemic action against phytopathogenic fungi of the classes Basidiomycetes (Puccinia spp.), Ascomycetes (Erysiphe, Mycosphaerella, Sphaerotheca, etc.), and Deuteromycetes (Septoria, Cercospora, etc.). The product is absorbed through all green tissues and shifts upward, protecting new growths. Due to its properties, the product has preventive, but also curative and eradication action (it destroys incipient infections).

Benefits for the Farmer:

- stops the spread of pathogens;

- preventive, curative, and eradicative action;

- fast absorption and movement through the plant;

- protects new growths;

- helps sustain healthy crops, maximizing the total yield.

Active Ingredients

Propiconazole

Formulation Type

Emulsifiable concentrate (EC)

Region/Countries

Kenya

Key Targets

Leaf Blotch

Leaf spot

Mold

Powdery mildew

Rust

Crops

Wheat

Mode of Action

Bumper 250 EC prevents the plant from installing new infections and reduces the destructive effect of existing ones by:

- stopping the spread of pathogens;

- stopping fungal growth by inhibiting enzyme transportation, thus preventing cellular growth and the creation of fungal cell membranes.

Application Advice

Application Rate

0.5 L / ha

Application Technique

For field crops the application can be done using a low-pressure manual sprayer.

Resistance Management

To prevent pathogen resistance, avoid more than 2 treatments with Bumper 250 EC on the same crop and the same surface in a season.

Compatibility

Bumper 250 EC is compatible with the most commonly used fungicides, insecticides, and foliar feeds.