Description

Serenade ASO Organic Biofungicide

Serenade ASO is an organic, broad-spectrum biofungicide that protects a wide range of crops from soilborne and foliar bacterial and fungal diseases. Growers apply Serenade ASO as a preventative treatment to establish protection before disease develops.

The active ingredient, Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713, colonizes roots, seeds, and transplants by forming a dense biofilm. This beneficial bacterium creates a protective barrier that grows alongside the developing root system throughout the plant’s life. As Bacillus subtilis establishes itself in the root zone, it produces metabolites that:

• Stimulate the plant’s natural defense system to promote vigorous growth and improve stress tolerance.
• Enhance photosynthesis.
• Suppress and eliminate soilborne diseases, including Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium.

In addition to protecting the root zone, Serenade ASO provides effective foliar disease control. When applied to plant foliage, it helps prevent infections caused by pathogens such as Botrytis, powdery mildew, Sclerotinia, Xanthomonas, and Erwinia.

Key Benefits

• Mixes readily with many fertilizers and fungicides (refer to the product label for compatibility guidelines and restrictions).
• Provides a 0-day pre-harvest interval (PHI) and a 4-hour restricted-entry interval (REI).
• Works with existing spray and chemigation equipment.
• Preserves beneficial insects and microorganisms because of its low toxicity.
• Uses a unique mode of action that helps prevent pathogen resistance.
• Qualifies for exemption from Maximum Residue Level (MRL) requirements.

Labeled Crops

Serenade ASO protects a broad range of crops, including asparagus, berries, brassica leafy vegetables, bulb vegetables, citrus, corn, nongrass animal feeds (forage, fodder, straw, and hay), cucurbit vegetables, fruiting vegetables, grapes, hops, leafy vegetables, legumes, mint, herbs, spices, oilseed crops, peanuts, pome fruit, root and tuber vegetables, stone fruit, tree nuts, tropical fruits, and watercress.

Refer to the manufacturer’s label in the DOCS section for a complete list of approved crops and application instructions.

Diseases Controlled

Serenade ASO controls or suppresses numerous bacterial and fungal diseases, including:

• Alternaria spp.
• Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.)
• Botrytis (Botrytis spp.)
• Damping-off (Aphanomyces spp.)
• Downy mildew (Peronospora spp.)
• Cedar apple rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae)
• Erwinia spp.
• Eutypa dieback (Eutypa lata)
• Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)
• Flyspeck (Schizothyrium pomi)
• Fusarium spp.
• Gummy stem blight (Didymella bryoniae, Phoma cucurbitacearum)
• Late blight (Phytophthora infestans)
• Leaf spot diseases (multiple species)
• Melanose (Diaporthe citri)
• Monilinia spp.
• Phomopsis (Phomopsis viticola)
• Powdery mildew (multiple species)
• Pseudomonas spp.
• Rot diseases (multiple species)
• Rust diseases (multiple species)
• Scab (Venturia spp.)
• Shot hole diseases (multiple species)
• Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis)
• Sooty blotch (Gloeodes pomigena)
• Sour rot
• Southern leaf blight (multiple species)
• Target spot (Corynespora cassiicola)
• White mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)
• Xanthomonas spp.

Refer to the manufacturer’s label in the DOCS section for complete disease listings, crop-specific recommendations, and application rates.