Two Greenhouse Biofungicides Receive Label Enhancements to Improve User Experience
April 14, 2023 
Mycorrhizal Applications, LLC (MA), a distributor of Actinovate biological fungicide in the horticulture industry, has unveiled two new developments for the Actinovate line of products. Effective April 1, 2023, the Actinovate brand of products will be distributed with a two-year shelf life. This doubles the previous shelf life, a key benefit to distributors, retailers, and ultimately end-users who seek a product adapted to various handling and operational situations. This newly extended shelf life makes these practical and effective biological fungicide products more convenient for retailers and growers. Actinovate will now have one of the longest shelf lives of any product of this type, and requires no refrigeration, special handling, or complicated storage guidelines.
In addition to the extended two-year shelf life, Actinovate Lawn & Garden will once again be available in 2 oz. packaging. Novozymes has revived the 2 oz. SKU, which was popular for home lawn and garden use, as this packaging size of the powerful Actinovate biological fungicide is ideal for retail settings.
Actinovate is a unique biological fungicide based on the beneficial soil bacterium Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108 and is used to combat fungal plant pathogens such as damping off, root rot, turf brown patch, gray mold, downy mildew, and powdery mildew. Actinovate SP is available in 18 oz. packages from most major horticulture distributors in the U.S., and is labeled for professional use in greenhouse, nursery, landscaping, and other applications. Actinovate Lawn & Garden is labeled for home garden and turf use and is available in retail stores and garden centers across the U.S. in the new 2 oz. packaging as well as 18-ounce package sizes. Actinovate AG has a broad and flexible label for use in multiple industries and is available in 5-pound bags.
“Actinovate offers a broad spectrum of performance as both a foliar and drench fungicide that can now be stored for up to two years from date of manufacture under standard warehouse conditions,” says Blair Busenbark, Sales and Commercial Marketing Manager at MA. “With this shelf-life improvement and the availability of 2-oz. packaging, Actinovate becomes more practical as a retail product for garden centers to carry on their shelves, as well as a more valuable tool for a professional grower’s Integrated Pest Management toolbox.”
More information about Actinovate Biological Fungicides is available here.
New Biofungicide for Powdery Mildew Now Available to California Growers
In related news, as first reported on GrowingProduce.com, growers in California have a new tool to control powdery mildew starting this season. Lallemand Plant Care has announced the registration of LALSTOP G46 WG for use against powdery mildew.
LALSTOP G46 WG is a proven biofungicide that controls multiple foliar diseases of fruit, vegetable, herb, and ornamental crops, including Botrytis. This biofungicide works through multiple modes of action, reducing resistance development. Compatible with organic and conventional IPM programs, the product is an excellent rotational or tank-mix partner.
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