Bordeaux mixture (Bordelesa 20 SC)

• Active Ingredient: Metallic copper 20% (w/v)
• Diseases:
• Olive: Glossporium
• Olive: Cankering
• Olive: Cycloconium
• Potato: Downy mildew
• Lemon, Orange, Mandarin, Sour Orange, Citron, Grapefruit: Infestation of branches, leaves, and fruits
• Lemon, Orange, Mandarin, Sour Orange, Citron, Grapefruit: Tip blight
• Vine: Downy mildew
• Vine: Anthracnose
• Doses per acre:
• Glossporium: 900 cc.
• Cankering: 900 cc.
• Cycloconium: 900 cc.
• Downy mildew (Potato): 275-300 cc. (heavy infestation), 175-275 cc. (light infestation)
• Infestation of branches, leaves, and fruits: 800-1000 cc.
• Tip blight: 800-1000 cc.
• Downy mildew (Vine): 275-500 cc.
• Anthracnose: 275-500 cc.
• Application Time:
• Glossporium: Two applications - the first when the fruits begin to ripen and the second 20 days later.
• Cankering: After hail or frost.
• Cycloconium: Two applications - the first application in autumn just before the rains begin and the second in spring when the new leaves reach a length of 2 cm.
• Downy mildew (Potato): Applications start when the plants are 15-20 cm tall depending on the intensity of infestation.
• Infestation of branches, leaves, and fruits: After hail or frost.
• Tip blight: Preventative autumn applications.
• Downy mildew (Vine): Preventative applications starting in spring.
• Anthracnose: Preventative applications starting in spring.
• Maximum Applications/Period:
• Glossporium: 2 applications
• Cankering: 2 applications
• Cycloconium: 2 applications
• Downy mildew (Potato): 6 applications
• Infestation of branches, leaves, and fruits: 2 applications
• Tip blight: 2 applications
• Downy mildew (Vine): 4 applications
• Anthracnose: 4 applications
• Mode of Action: Inorganic fungicide with protective action.
• Notes:
  • The total amount of copper-based formulations applied per growing season should not exceed 400 grams per acre (amount expressed in metallic copper).
  • Do not combine with organophosphates and carbamate insecticides, as well as with maneb, mancozeb, folpet, captan, and thiram.
  • In case of new combinations, a small test should be conducted prior to the final application.