Previously, growers had limited in-season options to protect their potatoes from nematodes. Bayer now offers a solution with Velum Prime, a nematicide with fungicidal activity that suppresses nematodes, fights damaging diseases and helps provide higher yields. Velum Prime is a wide-spectrum nematicide that can be conveniently applied during the season through irrigation systems.
Related: Creating an agronomic force field to safeguard potatoes throughout the first 75 days with the 75-Day IPM Program.
Studies have shown that Velum Prime helps suppress diseases and improve yield.
Wilting and stunted growth
Disease transmission and Verticillium wilt (early dying complex)
Up to 90% annual yield loss3
1Trial conducted by Miller Research, Acequia, Idaho, 2015.
2Average price per CWT based on USDA Crop Production 2017 Summary Report.
3Daniel Kepich, “Golden Nematode Program Update,” USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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