Chitosan hydrochloride solution

A clear, lump-free solution, as the powder is completely soluble in water. Use immediately. Results are not guaranteed: they depend on preparation, the time of use, and local conditions.

Application

When to use: Routinely

Application description: Use approved by Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 563/2014 and its review report SANCO/12388/2013: elicitor of natural defenses against pathogenic fungi and bacteria in small fruits, fruit trees, grapevines, vegetables, cereals, spices, forage crops, sugar beets, fodder beets, table beets, and flower bulbs (spraying between BBCH 10 and BBCH 79–92, depending on the crop); seed treatment for cereals, sugar beets, and seed potatoes; and immersion of flower bulbs and tubers.

Dose: Vegetables, grains, spices, forage crops, fruit trees: 50–100 g/hL, 200–400 L/ha, 100–400 g/ha; grapevines: 50–100 g/hL, 200–600 L/ha, 100–600 g/ha; berries: 50–200 g/hL, 100–800 g/ha. In all these cases, 4 to 8 applications spaced 2 weeks apart, BBCH 10–79. Beets and flower bulbs (plants): 50–200 g/hL, 100–800 g/ha, 1 to 8 applications spaced 5 to 7 days apart, BBCH 10–92. Cereal seeds and potato seedlings: 50–100 g/hL; beet seeds: 50–200 g/hL; 1 application. Pre-harvest interval: 0 days.