Valent U.S.A. East Specialty Product Guide Book

Product Use Overview

Product

Key Problems / Uses

Product Benefits and Use Recommendations

Accede® Plant Growth Regulator Liquid Concentrate Amid-Thin® W Plant Growth Regulator

Expands the apple thinning window, allowing for late- season chemical thinning and effective crop load management Optimize fruit size and quality in apples and pears by thinning the fruit set Effective and convenient thinning, return bloom enhancement, pre-harvest drop control in apples and pears

Accede is most effective when king fruitlet diameter is 15 to 20 mm. Labeled rate range: 200–400 ppm (equivalent to 23–46 fl oz of product in 100 gallons of water per acre). REI: 12 hours. PHI: 0 days.

Sensitivity varies considerably by variety. Labeled rate range: 1.6–8 oz/100 gallons. REI: 48 hours. PHI: 2 days.

Fruitone® L Plant Growth Regulator

Thinning varies considerably by variety. Tree response to Fruitone L applications varies greatly based on the type of variety (follow labeled instructions before use). REI: 48 hours. PHI: 2 days. Fruitone L labels vary by state. Please check labels carefully.

K-Salt® Fruit Fix® 800 Plant Growth Regulator MaxCel® Plant Growth Regulator Solution

Effective and convenient pre- harvest drop control in apples and pears

Labeled rate range for apples: 4–8 fl oz/A. Labeled rate range for pears: 2–4 fl oz/A. REI: 48 hours. PHI: 2 days.

MaxCel is a state-of-the-art PGR for use in post-bloom sizing and thinning programs—even difficult-to-size varieties such as Gala, Fuji and Empire, plus Bartlett and Bosc pears. For increased branching foliar applications: 8–16 fl oz/5 gallons of spray solution. Latex applications: 1.2–4 fl oz/pint of solution. REI: 12 hours. PHI: 86 days. MaxCel is not labeled for use in California. PoMaxa is for use in PGR programs with MaxCel and Accede for thinning and sizing. PoMaxa is excellent for crop load management. Labeled rate range for apples: 0.5–4 fl oz/100 gallons. Labeled rate range for pears: 2–8 fl oz/100 gallons. REI: 48 hours. PHI: 2 days. Labeled rate range: 0.5–2 pt/A. REI: 4 hours. PHI: 0 days. Promalin is not labeled for use in California to improve fruit set following frost. Helps increase fruit size in apples and can also be used to reduce fruit cracking. Labeled rate range: 2 to 4 applications of 2.1–3.5 oz/A in 100 gallons per application. REI: 4 hours. PHI: 0 days. ReTain is the foundation for a harvest management and post-harvest quality program in apples. Now labeled for up to two applications prior to harvest for maximum quality and storage potential of the fruit. Labeled rate range: 1–2 pouches/A. REI: 12 hours. PHI: 7 days.

Increases fruit size, reduces hand thinning costs, improves packout and net returns by shifting apples and pears to larger box sizes, increases branching

PoMaxa® Plant Growth Regulator

For thinning, sizing and harvest management programs

Promalin® Plant Growth Regulator Solution

Maximize fruit quality, yield, packout and overall value, and improved fruit set in apples after a frost For russet control, plus improved quality, finish and appearance of apples

ProVide® 10 SG Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Granule ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder

Enhances set, optimizes maturity and quality before harvest

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with Inside Technology is a trademark and Chateau , Esteem , Select Max , Senstar , Zeal and Products That Work, From People Who Care are registered trademarks of Valent U.S.A. LLC. Select Max is covered under U.S. Patent No. 7,651,977. Accede , DiPel , MaxCel , PoMaxa , Promalin , ProVide , Raynox Plus , ReTain and XenTari are registered trademarks of Valent BioSciences LLC. Asana , Belay , Danitol and Excalia are registered trademarks of Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. EverGreen and Pyganic are registered trademarks of McLaughlin Gormley King Company. Amid-Thin , Fruit Fix , Fruitone and K-Salt are registered trademarks of AMVAC Chemical Corporation. ©2022 Valent U.S.A. LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 2022-POME-8001-R1 10/22 DiPel DF, ProVide , Pyganic and XenTari are NOP compliant and OMRI listed for organic production. Asana XL and Danitol are restricted use pesticides.

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