RootShield Plus WP Biological Fungicide 3 lbs.
RootShield WP Biological Fungicide is a preventative biological fungicide for control of plant diseases. The active ingredients are the Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma virens strains, which when applied to seeds, transplants, or other propagative material, or to soil or planting mixes, grows onto plant roots as they develop and provides protection against plant root pathogens such as Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Cylindrocladium and Thielaviopsis. RootShield can be used alone or in conjunction with certain chemical fungicides; consult RootShield compatibility chart, tank mix compatibility charts listed in product label below. RootShield WP becomes active in soil or on plants when temperatures are above 50 degrees Fahrenheit and is not effective while temperatures remain cold.
This biological fungicide is for use in soil applications (drench, in soil furrow, potting soil, broadcast) in or on all raw agricultural commodities, food and fiber crops. It is also for use in soil applications (drench, in soil furrow, and potting soil) on ornamentals, landscape plants, and ornamental trees including tree seedlings for transplanting into the forest.
Product Highlights:
- Grows on roots, “shielding” them against root-damaging fungi
- Controls up to 12 weeks
- Two active ingredients (Trichoderma harzianum strain T-22, and Trichoderma virens strain G-41)
- Preventative control of major root diseases including soilborne Phytophthora
- Also controls diseases caused by Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Fusarium, Thielaviopsis, and Cylindrocladium Improved suppression of the aggressive hot-season Pythium