New Syngenta fungicide targets anthracnose, white mould, Ascochyta blight

Lentil growers in Canada have a new option for controlling three major disease threats to the crop.

Elatus Era fungicide is a new offering from Syngenta Canada, which claims it delivers “superior protection” against anthracnose, white mould and Ascochyta blight. Both can signifiancly reduce yields and increase harvest time for lentil growers, the company said in a news release.

Syngenta is also promoting the fungicide as having a “first flower to row closure” application window.

Carolyn Wilson, technical lead for fungicides with Syngenta Canada, said Elatus Era outyielded competitor results in grower field trials by 3.7 bu/ac.

She also pointed out a clean, green canopy among its attributes. The company credits Solatenol — one of two active ingredients in the product — for this quality.

Solatenol is a Group 7 active with a track record for controlling anthracnose (including Group 11 resistant biotypes) and Ascochyta in lentils. It’s said to increase the light and energy capture needed for a productive crop, at the same time protecting the canopy from disease.

Elantus Era also contains prothioconazole, which is a Group 3 active Syngenta noted for its “strong, reliable” white mould protection.