If suddenly your garden or indoor plants are struck by powdery mildew or rust, then getting rid of pathogens will be quite difficult. To prevent the infection of the fungus from entering the foliage and stems, it is recommended to periodically carry out plant prophylaxis with chemical agents, which include Topaz. This popular fungicide is able to protect the plant from fungal diseases and heal them. The main advantage of the chemical composition is its versatility - they use the product not only in the garden, but also indoors.
Composition and purpose of the drug Topaz
This fungicide belongs to the triazole class. The drug is recommended for processing vegetable and fruit crops, garden and indoor plants.
It is even used for:
- currants;
- gooseberry;
- grapes;
- cherries;
- peach;
- cucumbers and other crops.
Active ingredient and mechanism of action
The main element in the product is considered to be penconazole - a liquid concentrate of an average level of toxicity, which has a suppressive effect on the development of the fungus, blocking the ingrowth of spores into plant tissue. The product does not create a film on the greenery of crops, but penetrates inside, moving along with the juices to the growth points. This means that Topaz is able to qualitatively protect not only foliage and stems, but also young shoots, even in bad weather conditions. Fungicide can be used from early spring to late autumn, when the temperature has already dropped to ten degrees below zero.
Advantages and Disadvantages Compared to Other Means
Topaz, unlike other drugs, is capable of providing not only a warning, but also a curative effect. Its main advantages include:
- tall efficiency level, a wide range of actions;
- profitability, low consumption, reasonable cost;
- complete safety for plants;
- universality applications;
- sustainability to high humidity and low temperature conditions.
However, it is not considered ideal. The main substance of the drug is of synthetic origin, which has a detrimental effect on the environment. In addition, penconazole is considered a medium toxicity chemical, so when working with Topaz, you will have to comply with safety requirements.
Instructions for use
In order to rid the plant of the fungus that has appeared, without causing it any special harm, the instructions for using the product should be followed exactly. In open areas, processing should be carried out in calm and dry weather. Such conditions allow the poison to be absorbed into the plant and to influence dangerous pest spores with maximum intensity.
If it starts raining three hours after your treatment, then you shouldn't worry - the agent has time to penetrate the plant in full.
The next treatment is carried out no earlier than a couple of weeks. If the fungus has strongly affected the plants, Topaz may no longer help them. It should be used when the first signs of the disease appear.
Dosage for different cultures
Plants | Disease | Drug consumption | Number of treatments |
---|---|---|---|
vegetable | powdery mildew | 1 liter per ten square meters | 4 |
fruit | fruit rot, powdery mildew | 2 - 4 buckets per tree | 4 |
berry | powdery mildew | 1.5 l per bush | 4 |
vineyard | oidium | 1.5 liters per ten square meters | 4 |
garden flowers | rust, powdery mildew | 1 liter per 10 square meters | 3 |
indoor flowers | powdery mildew, rust | 1 liter per 10 square meters | 3 |
Preparation of a working solution to combat powdery mildew and other diseases
If processing is carried out with two-millimeter ampoules, then they should be diluted in a small amount of water. The solution should be thoroughly mixed, poured into a bucket filled with ten liters of water. If you need to process plants in the room, then the solution should be diluted by five liters, making it twice as saturated.
2 ml of the drug per 10 liters of water is enough for the treatment of dew, oidium, fruit rot. When dealing with rust, the dosage should be doubled.
Timing and method of spraying plants
Culture | Application of the drug |
---|---|
vegetable | in the presence of the first signs of illness |
fruit | preventive treatment twice, before and after flowering |
berry | processing is carried out before flowering and after harvest |
vineyard | during bud opening, after flowering, with the first signs of disease |
indoor flowers | after detecting signs of illness |
Safety measures at work
Topaz should not be used in garden beds for more than three years.
Gloves should be used when working with the drug. Be careful not to get the product in the eyes or on the skin. It is forbidden to smoke, drink and eat during work. After finishing spraying, wash your hands and face with soap and water.
After contact of the fungicide on the skin, it is urgent to rinse the area with running water. If the composition got into the digestive tract - drink a few glasses of water, provoke vomiting, take activated charcoal, see a doctor.
Compatibility with other drugs
Topaz combines well with other chemical compositions if they are similar in use. This feature allows it to be included in complex products that protect plants. Combined with another drug, Topaz is able to extend its duration, to destroy more harmful parasites. It is even mixed with some formulations:
- Horus;
- Cuproxat;
- Kinmix;
- Topsin.
Storage conditions and shelf life
From the moment of release, the product retains its properties for four years. Store Topaz separately from food and medicines. The place should be dark, out of reach of children. Temperature range - from - 10 to + 35 degrees.
Keep away from fire!
Reviews of gardeners and gardeners on the use of the fungicide Topaz
Mikhail Borisovich.I use the drug at my summer cottage, I spray berry bushes. The tool is excellent for powdery mildew and rust lesions. It is more effective than other drugs.
Inna.One treatment for the whole season is not enough. The disease will recede only with repeated spraying. It seems to me that Topaz is the best remedy!
Alla.Powdery mildew is just bored! She is on my site every year. I use only Topaz - I don't know better than the means. There is only one condition - it is necessary to use the drug in the early stages of the disease.
Victor Ivanovich. My wife likes to grow violets. Once a bloom appeared on the flowers, which we first took for ordinary dust. When they realized, they managed to use Topaz. It helped!
Jeanne. Now - only this means. If everything is done in a timely manner and correctly, the garden will be under reliable protection!
As you can see the tool is really distinguished by its reliability. Its proper use will allow you to create good protection for your garden and garden plants from many harmful diseases.