Honesty® is a protectant fungicide for the moderate control of black scurf and stem canker, a reduction in blackdot and some reduction in silver scurf in potatoes when applied as a seed treatment pre-planting. Honesty® is available in partner packs with an application enhancer.
Honesty®
Honesty® is a protectant fungicide for the moderate control of black scurf and stem canker, a reduction in blackdot and some reduction in silver scurf in potatoes when applied as a seed treatment pre-planting. Honesty® is available in partner packs with an application enhancer.
Benefits
- Approved for use on all potato crops
- Contains Xemium®, an SDHI, offering strong broad spectrum disease control
- Produces even, good looking potatoes, with potential for increase in stem numbers
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Product Details
| Active ingredient(s) | 300 g/l fluxapyroxad |
| Formulation | Suspension concentrate (SC) |
| Pack size | 4 litres with 1 litre Sheriff application enhancer*, in outers of three |
| Crops | All potatoes (potatoes grown for seed, ware or processing) |
| Disease activity | Black scurf and stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani) and silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) and blackdot (Colletotrichum coccodes) |
| Maximum individual dose | 20 ml per 100 kg potatoes (25 ml per 100 kg potatoes of the Honesty® Pack*) |
| Maximum number of treatments | One per crop |
| Latest time of application | Prior to planting |
| Water volume | 200-240ml per 100kg potatoes |
| Aquatic buffer zone | None |
| Other specific restrictions | This product must not be applied by hand-held equipment |
*Note: each bottle of Sheriff application enhancer should be added to one of the bottles of Honesty® and mixed prior to treatment
Virtual Potato Tour
Our virtual potato tour is now live. Enter into an immersive 360° experience, discover Honesty® liquid tuber treatment at the roller table, and Privest late blight fungicide in the field trials. Optimised for web or mobile use.
Product Overview
| Active ingredient(s) | 300 g/l fluxapyroxad |
| Formulation | Suspension concentrate (SC) |
| Pack size | 4 litres with 1 litre Sheriff application enhancer*, in outers of three |
| Crops | All potatoes (potatoes grown for seed, ware or processing) |
| Disease activity | Black scurf and stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani) and silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) and blackdot (Colletotrichum coccodes) |
| Maximum individual dose | 20 ml per 100 kg potatoes (25 ml per 100 kg potatoes of the Honesty® Pack*) |
| Maximum number of treatments | One per crop |
| Latest time of application | Prior to planting |
| Water volume | 200-240ml per 100kg potatoes |
| Aquatic buffer zone | None |
| Other specific restrictions | This product must not be applied by hand-held equipment |
*Note: each bottle of Sheriff application enhancer should be added to one of the bottles of Honesty® and mixed prior to treatment
Virtual Potato Tour
Our virtual potato tour is now live. Enter into an immersive 360° experience, discover Honesty® liquid tuber treatment at the roller table, and Privest late blight fungicide in the field trials. Optimised for web or mobile use.
Why Honesty®?
Honesty® is a new liquid tuber treatment approved for use on all potato crops. It contains Xemium®, an SDHI, offering strong broad spectrum disease control.
Honesty® is applied at a rate of 0.2l/t, with 0.05l/t of application enhancer, available as an Honesty® Potato Pack. To treat 20 tonnes of potatoes, simply mix the 4 litres of Honesty® with 1 litre of application enhancer, within the 5-litre container. The application rate of the Honesty® Potato Pack is 0.25l/t. Honesty® should be applied using a single or dual rotating nozzle application on a roller table.
Paul Goddard, BASF Business Development Manager for Specialities, believes Honesty® is a real game changer for the industry.
“We are really excited about Honesty® as it delivers the best reduction of rhizoctonia, silver scurf, black dot, and has promising activity against dry rot, gangrene and more. Honesty® is easy to apply, with application to the tuber not being tied to planting date, alongside having excellent tuber coverage and drying.”)
Honesty® Stewardship Scheme
BASF is committed to helping our customers achieve the highest possible tuber yields and quality. BASF have devised the Scheme to provide additional protection for distribution, agronomists and growers in ensuring optimal use of the Honesty® product.
High quality seed stock
• Avoid applying a pre-planting tuber treatment to distressed stock.
• Assess seed, check for disease, damage, soil adherence.
• Minimise handling to avoid mechanical damage, and the potential spread of disease through tuber movement.
Plant Protection Product recommendation
• Honesty®, and all tuber treatments can only be applied following a recommendation from a BASIS qualified advisor. Recommendation must be recorded as for all PPP applications.
• A recommendation should only be given following checks that a high-quality seed stock is used.
Qualified and safe operators
• All operators must be qualified in the use of PPPs and the use of application equipment, PA1 and PA12 as a minimum.
Appropriate application equipment
• Applications must be applied using a shrouded, rotating nozzle applicator over a roller table, with the roller table set to maintain a continuous and even flow of rotating tubers.
• To ensure any tuber treatment is applied as intended regular calibration checks are advised; at the start of application season, upon changes to set-up, at least weekly, record each calibration.
• Sub-optimal equipment can result in poor application, compromising efficacy.
Application timing
• Application to dormant tubers is preferred (a dormant tuber is when the first chits are less than 0.5mm).
• Non dormant tubers can be treated but consideration must be given to the chit length and potential for damage.
• The removal or damage to chits will impact the emergence of the crop, creating a delayed and uneven stand.
• Surface tuber moisture should be avoided at treatment, so careful warming of seed may be required before treatment.
Collecting and keeping samples
• It is best practise to keep a small sample of both untreated and treated, for each variety and each seed lot treated. In addition, keep photo records of these samples.
• A minimum of 20 tubers (untreated or treated) should be sampled to be representative of the seed lot to be treated.
• Sample the untreated tubers as they are on the roller table immediately prior to going under the shrouding covering the application.
• To avoid bias, it is best to randomly pick tubers from across the table width without looking.
• Treated tubers need to be taken post application from across the treated lot, sampled after the tubers have dried. Wear appropriate PPE.
• Strong plastic bags are ideal for storage, or if a larger sample is being retained trays can be used.
• Tuber samples need to be labelled for storage and stored as the remainder of the seed is stored.
• By checking samples every 2-3 weeks the quality of the seed can be monitored to ensure it is appropriate to plant. Check the samples within 7 days before despatch or for planting.
Post treatment care
• All treated seed must be stored in labelled containers.
• Containers used for all but temporary storage must allow the seed to breathe without sweating, such as wooden boxes. Polypropylene bags can cause sweating and are only appropriate for temporary storage.
• Treated tubers must be dried quickly, such as placing against a drying wall or using fans, with air blown through boxed seed.
• Once dry, store treated seed in the same way as for untreated seed.
Documentation
• To help growers maximise the efficiency of fungicide treatments and assist with record keeping, we have set out the download Honesty Potato Pack Stewardship Form as a record of good practice regarding the application of the Honesty® Potato Pack.
BASF strongly advise that the following stewardship guidance is followed to ensure safe and effective use of Honesty. BASF will not accept any liability for any crop issues and/or crop failure where the agronomist or grower has failed to comply with the Scheme process and conditions.
Scheme process and conditions:
1. The agronomist or grower must follow the guidance set out in the north_east SAC Potato Storage Diseases Management Guide and the BASF Honesty Stewardship Guidance found on this page.
2. The agronomist or grower will complete one download Honesty Potato Pack Stewardship Form per seed lot treated on farm.
