Seed treatment in medicinale herbs

The FarMore^® Technology project has also managed to get a number of medicinal herb crops on the label of Maxim^® 480FS. These are all crops that are grown on a very limited area by very specialized growers. Also in these crops, many seed and soil borne fungi can disrupt the emergence and reduce the quality and quantity of yield. A protection of the seed helps the young plants:

A healthy start for health protectors

• Indian tobacco
• Wolly foxglove
• Wild Pansy
• Real Chamomile
• Purple Cone flower
• Pot Marigold
• Other medicinal herbaceous plants

ALTERNARIA SPP. – leaf spots | The disease Alternaria is common in various medicinal herbs. Leaf spot causes loss of seedlings. Dark brown to black lesions develop on the leaves, usually with a yellow edge. As these lesions grow, the whole leaf may discolour. The disease develops most rapidly at a temperature of ...

FUSARIUM SPP. – fusarium wilt | The disease Fusarium is common in various medicinal herbs. Characteristic of fusarium wilt are wilting and total root rot. A pinkish mildew may also be visible. The disease may be seed, wind or soil-borne and ...

RHIZOCTONIA SPP. – damping off | The disease Rhizoctonia is common in various medicinal herbs. High humidity will intensify damping off. The disease can be identified at an early stage by leaf spots just above the ground and in the middle of the outer leaves. These lesions can prevent or impede further crop growth. At high humidity levels ...

SCLEROTINIA SPP.  – lettuce drop | The disease Sclerotinia spp is common in various medicinal herbs. Lettuce drop affects the stems and leaves that are in contact with the soil. Infected tissue will develop a brown watery decay. Plants will wilt and collapse. White mycelia and small (3-5 mm), irregularly shaped black ...