Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations:
Sweet Cherry Calendar - Prepick

Excerpt from Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations 2010-11,
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Table of Contents

1. Prepick
• Brown rot
• Precautions
2. Other Sweet Cherry Calendar Sections
   • Dormant (before bud break)
   • Bloom
   • Petal fall
   • Shuck fall
   • First cover (12 days after shuck fall)
   • Second cover (12 days after first cover)
   • Third cover
   • Postharvest orchard treatment
   • Special sprays (when monitoring indicates the need)
   • Postharvest fruit treatment
   • Fall spray
3. Other Information on Sweet Cherries
   • Growth Regulators for Sweet Cherries
   • Notes on Tender Fruit Insects & Diseases
   • Table 7-7. Products Used on Sweet Cherries
   • Table 7-11. Activity of Fungicides on Stone Fruit Diseases
   • Tender Fruit Nutrition
4. Sweet Cherry Calendar PDF 105 KB
5. Chapter 7 - Tender Fruit Calendar PDF 401 KB
6. Related Links

Brown rot (Prepick)

• Materials: Use one of :
  • Indar 75 WSP @ 140 g/ha
  • Topas 250 E @ 500 mL/ha
    or Mission 418 EC @ 300 mL/ha
  • Rovral @1.75 kg/ha
  • Supra Captan 80 WDG @ 4.5 kg/ha
    or Maestro 80 DF @ 4.5 kg/ha
  • Elevate 50 WDG @ 1.7 kg/ha
  • Lance WDG @ 370 g/ha
  • Pristine WG @ 750 g/ha
• Comments: Consult product labels for preharvest intervals in Table 7-7. Products Used on Sweet Cherries.
  Topas, Mission: Apply no more than two applications of Topas or Mission in the three weeks prior to harvest.
  Captan and Maestro: May cause leaf injury to Schmidt and Emperor Francis varieties in postbloom sprays.
  Pristine and Lance: Do not alternate Pristine with Lance.
• Learn more:
  • Notes on Tender Fruit Insects & Diseases
    • Brown rot

Precautions

Read the product label and follow all safety precautions.

Consult the product label for suggested water volumes. Otherwise, use enough water to ensure thorough spray coverage. Where the product rate is listed in amount per 1,000 L and if a water volume is not provided on the label, use enough water to wet the foliage to the near drip point.

Products are listed by fungicide and insecticide group. Use products from different groups to prevent pest resistance. For resistance management, refer to Pest Resistance to Insecticides, Fungicides, Miticides.

For preharvest interval, re-entry period, maximum number of applications and chemical group, see Table 7-7. Products Used on Sweet Cherries.

Related Links

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Companies and Agents
• Search the PMRA website
• Ontario Minor Use Program
• OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
• OMAFRA Publication 360: Fruit Production Recommendations