LifeGard® branded products do not control diseases by directly attacking the fungus, bacteria or virus. It triggers the plant’s built-in immune defenses against bacterial, viral and fungal diseases. LifeGard “switches on” resistance genes causing a cascade of plant metabolic responses that limit infection and disease development.
Studies show that LifeGard elicits an Induced Resistance (IR) response in plants for longer periods than other plant activators and with lower risk of phytotoxicity.
The BmJ bacterium “switches on” a plant’s resistance genes causing a cascade of metabolic responses by the plant to limit infection and the development of disease. While some microbial biofungicides have been reported to also have moderate induced resistance (IR) activity, LifeGard is unique in that it works entirely as a microbial IR activator with no direct antagonistic effect on plant pathogens. LifeGard induces the same genetic resistance pathway as the class of chemical IR inducers known as benzothiadiazoles, but for longer periods and with lower risk of phytotoxicity.
Make LifeGard part of your potato disease control program this year. Use new LifeGard® fungicide to prevent:
• Early blight
• Late blight
• White mold.
Joe Kertzman, managing editor of Badger Common’Tater, writes: There is no denying it. The sustainable production wave has captured the attention of potato growers.
BIOCONTROL GRAPES: Examining the Effectiveness of Biologicals Against Downy Mildew. Growing conditions in the East are breeding grounds for pathogens, and coupled with highly susceptible Vitis vinifera cultivars proves to make sustainable grape growing practices a challenge.
LifeGard® WG is the first foliar-applied biological plant activator available on the market. LifeGard is a naturally occurring bacterium that triggers an induced resistance (IR) response in plants. This IR response reflects a new direction taken by a pesticide market that has rapidly increased its demand for biopesticides, because they offer efficacy, as well as resistance management materials, low residue levels and crop and worker safety. LifeGard is NOP Approved and OMRI® Listed. It is residue exempt, has a 4-hour REI, can be applied the day of harvest.
LifeGard® The firs in a new class of biological disease control solutions used to manage foliar diseases in fruit and vegetable cropping systems. For more information download the tech sheet below.
