Contans WG fungicide for Sclerotinia Control To be Marketed by Advan

Contans® WG fungicide for Sclerotinia Control To be Marketed by Advan L.L.C.

Advan LLC is granted the right to market Contans® WG, a fungicide for control of Sclerotinia in vegetable and field crops, in the U.S. by the manufacturer of Contans, Prophyta Biologischer Pflanzenschutz GmbH of Poel, Germany. Advan is a tactical marketing company that specializes in products that solve pest management problems in unique ways. Contans joins the company’s extensive biorational product line.

Dr. Peter Lüth, managing director of Prophyta GmbH, said, “We chose our marketing partner, because we are impressed with Advan’s ability to successfully launch new products for both organic and traditional growers. We also believe that Contans can be an effective tool in both agricultural systems.”

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor affect more than 380 ornamental, field, vegetable and herb crops by causing stem rot in soybeans, white molds in a wide variety of vegetable crops and potatoes, lettuce drop, stem rot of tomatoes and potatoes, and head and stalk rot of sunflowers.

The active ingredient in Contans are fungal spores of Coniothyrium minitans, a parasite that attacks the resting state (sclerotia) of both S. sclerotiorum and S. minor. The fungus C. minitans in Contans attack Sclerotinia in the soil before it can infect a susceptible plant. Once applied as a pre-plant, planting or post-harvest treatment, C. minitans attacks and destroys the black sclerotial bodies, which are the resting survival structures of Sclertotinia. This breaks the “cycle of disease” by reducing or eliminating the disease-causing fungus from treated soil.

Advan’s Ag Area Manager for the Midwest Scott Peterson said, “Contans doesn’t just protect the plant, it reduces or eliminates the disease-causing pathogen from treated soil.”

Contans is OMRI listed. Its water dispersible granular formulation is stable and easy-to-mix and apply through conventional spray equipment. It can be tank-mixed and applied with many herbicides. Consult your local Advan representative for proper use rates.

For more information about Contans, call Advan Customer Service at 800-250-5024

Headquartered in Roswell, GA and operated from Columbia, MD, Advan LLC supplies plant protection products that fill specialty niches in the U.S. and Mexico agricultural and horticultural markets. Product brands include CocoonTM crop sunburn and heat stress protectant, CYD-X® and Gemstar insecticidal virus; Agree®, CryMax®, Deliver®, JackpotTM and Javelin® Bt bioinsecticides; Basamid® G granular soil fumigant; Neemix® insect growth regulator; Echo®, SoilGard® and Trilogy® fungicides; and Sim-Trol® and Stalwart® C herbicides.

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Felicia Gillham, Gillham & Associates
619-482-8820; Fax: 619-482-8825
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Contans® WG fungicide for Sclerotinia Control To be Marketed by Advan L.L.C.