Banana Group
Membership

The working group is comprised of banana grower associations, institutions with activities in the areas of resistance research, monitoring or strategies and chemical manufacturers. The following members participated at the 2010 Banana Working Group Meeting.

Dr. Andreas Mehl (Chair) Bayer CropScience

Denise Manker

AgraQuest, Inc

Geraldine Jacon

Agriphar

Juan Coward Morales

Agriphar

Benny M. Corcolon

Anflocor-Tadeco

Roger Fallas

BASF

Julio Angulo

BASF

Gualberto Bantoc

BASF

Jojo Criador

BASF

Markus Frank

BASF

Lino Dias

Bayer CropScience

Harold Leon

Bayer CropScience

Alvaro Segura

Bayer CropScience

Tarsicio Mosquera Vidal

Bonita

Mauricio Guzman Quesada

Corbana

Julio Barreno

Del Monte

Arturo Orozco

Del Monte

Juan Carlos Madrigal

Del Monte

Ronny Mancilla

Del Monte

José F. Rodriguez

Del Monte

Rodolfo A. Paningbatan

Del Monte

Marco Castro

Dole

Ally R. Munez

Dole

Marco Vinicio Blanco

Dow AgroScience

Alex Kroneberg

FMC

Lester Bermudez

Makhteshim-Agan

Rebeca Madrigal

Monreri

Marcial Guzman

Syngenta

Andy Leadbeater

Syngenta

Helge Sierotzki

Syngenta

Roxana Paladines

Syngenta

Jean-Michel Denis

Taminco

Annelies Vermeersch

Taminco
 
 
Contact



Dr. Andreas Mehl Chairman

Bayer CropScience AG Alfred-Nobel-Str. 50, Building 6240
D-40789 Monheim
Tel: 49-2173-383797

Email: Dr. Andreas Mehl

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The following members could not attend the meeting:

Greg Kemmitt

Dow AgroScience

Maria Emilia Rita G. Fabregar

Lapanday

Assaf Dotan

Makhteshim-Agan
 
   
Introduction

The working group is responsible for fungicide resistance strategies in banana cropping and aims to represent all major banana growing regions globally. The working group is open to parties with a serious interest in resistance management in banana. An important requirement for the membership is – as for any FRAC working group – active participation as necessary precondition for productive discussions between the technical experts and the establishment of useful guidelines.

 
   
Summary of FRAC Guidelines for Banana in 2010

Updated during the FRAC working group meeting (Miami, Florida, USA, March 11th, 2010)

Summary Banana FRAC Guidelines 2010




Chemical class

Solo or
mixtures

Alternation or
blocks

Maximum number
of applications

Spray
timing

Demethylation
inhibitors (DMI)

Only in
mixtures

Only in full
alternation

8

not more than
50% of total
number of sprays

*

Amine fungicides

Both,
mixtures
preferred

Block of maximum 2
consecutive sprays, full
alternation preferred

15

not more than
50% of total
number of sprays

No
restrictions

Qo inhibitors
(QoI)

Only in
mixtures

Only in full
alternation

3

not more than
33% of total
number of sprays

**

Anilinopyrimidines
(AP)

Only in
mixtures

Only in full
alternation

8

not more than
50% of total
number of sprays

No
restrictions

Benzimidazoles
(BCM)

Only in
mixtures

Only in full
alternation

3

not more than
33% of total
number of sprays

**

SDHI fungicides

Only in
mixtures

Only in full
alternation

4

not more than
33% of total
number of sprays

***

Guanidines

Both,
mixtures preferred

Only in full
alternation

6

not more than
33% of total
number of sprays

****


*Applications starting preferably at onset of annual disease progression curve
**Preferably at lower disease pressure; sprays must be separated by at least 3 months
***Preferably at lower disease pressure; sprays must be separated by at least 8 weeks
****Preferably at lower disease pressure; sprays must be separated by at least 6 weeks
 
   
Minutes and Use Recommendations of Bi-Annual Meetings
2010
2008
2006
 
   
Next Meeting

The next Banana Working Group Meeting will be held in 2012 and chaired by BASF.