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Throughout the growing season, vegetable crops can be affected by various fungal diseases. To preserve the harvest and save plants, gardeners use various methods and means. Spraying vegetables with agrochemicals is one of the most effective ways to protect crops and destroy pathogenic microorganisms.
Consento is a new fungicide that has low toxicity and high efficiency. Let's study its features, instructions for use, analogues and reviews.
Features of the drug
Fungicide Consento is an innovative product that protects vegetable crops from fungal infections and has a dual effect: systemic and translaminar. The product activates plant growth, protects them from various infections and has a healing effect.
Purpose and form of release
The modern fungicide Consento has a wide spectrum of action and is effective in combating the following fungal diseases:
- Late blight (brown rot) on potatoes and tomatoes;
- Alternaria blight (dry spotting) on tomatoes and potatoes;
- Downy mildew (downy mildew) on cucumbers and onions;
- Alternaria blight, gray and white rot on sunflower.
The drug can be purchased in the form of a cream-colored suspension concentrate. For small summer cottages they offer bottles of 10, 20, 60 and 100 ml. Plastic bottles of 0.5 and 1 liter, as well as canisters of 5 liters, are intended for large agricultural producers.
Mechanism of action
Konseto is highly effective thanks to two active components:
- Propamocarb hydrochloride - concentration 37.5% or 375 g of substance per 1 liter of suspension. Belongs to the class of carbamates, prevents the synthesis of various acids and phospholipids in fungal cells and blocks the growth and reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms.
- Fenamidone - concentration 7.5% or 75 g of substance per 1 liter of suspension. Disrupts the vital processes of parasitic fungus. Helps slow down mitochondrial respiration and stop sporulation.
Depending on the weather, the protective effect of the fungicide can last from 7 to 15 days.
Advantages
Consento is a promising drug that has a number of positive aspects:
- shows effectiveness at various stages of the disease;
- can be used at all stages of plant growth and development;
- due to its versatile effects, the likelihood of pathogens becoming accustomed to the fungicide is minimal;
- helps both prevent infection and suppress the development of existing fungus;
- heat resistant (up to +55 ABOUTC) and to precipitation, is not washed off during watering and rainy weather;
- convenient containers, which often come with a dispenser cap;
- activates the growth and development of cultivated plants;
- gives a quick and long-lasting effect.
The advantages of the fungicide completely cover its disadvantages, of which there are not many.
Flaws
Many gardeners are not satisfied with the cost of the drug. The average price per liter of concentrate can reach 1,800 rubles. Also, do not forget that this is an agrochemical that should be used only when necessary. If you follow the instructions and safety rules when working with the fungicide Consento, then undesirable consequences can be avoided.
Features of preparing the solution
It is recommended to cultivate vegetable beds in calm weather, in the morning or evening. Since bright sunlight can contribute to the rapid evaporation of the drug, which does not have time to act. Preventive spraying with the fungicide Consento is carried out in the early phase of plant development. In total, 3 to 4 treatments are carried out with an interval of 10-15 days.
The working fluid is prepared at the rate of 40 ml of suspension per 10 liters of water. At 100 m2 5 liters of solution are consumed, and 400 liters per hectare. Before mixing it, the spray bottle should be thoroughly rinsed and cleaned. Pour some water into it, add the required amount of suspension and stir until smooth. Then add the remaining water to the container.
Potato
Fungicide Consento effectively prevents the appearance late blight and Alternaria on potatoes. Diseases slow down the growth and development of the plant, reducing the yield several times.
For potato processing prepare a standard fungicide solution (20 ml of suspension per 5 liters of water) and use a spray bottle to spray it evenly onto the tops. A total of 4 treatments are carried out and, depending on the degree of infection, the interval between them should be from 8 to 15 days.
Tomato
The most dangerous diseases of tomatoes are late blight and alternaria, which affect the entire plant: foliage, stems, fruits. They are characterized by the appearance of dark spots and the death of the tops. Average yield losses from Alternaria blight are 10%, and from late blight – 25%.
The fungicide Consento will help prevent these troubles. The working fluid of the drug is prepared from 20 ml of concentrate (one bottle) and 5 liters of settled water. According to the instructions, spray the plant four times with an interval of 1-2 weeks. The fruits can be eaten 21 days after the last treatment.
Cucumber
When growing cucumbers, gardeners may encounter downy mildew. Small, yellow spots form on the foliage, with a black-brown coating appearing on the reverse side. Fruits are not affected, but their development is slowed down. If cucumbers are not treated, fruiting stops and over time the plant dies.
To protect cucumber plantings from peronosporosis, they should be treated with the fungicide Consento. The working solution of the drug is mixed according to the instructions and preventive measures begin at the beginning of the growing season. The beds are sprayed 4 times with an interval of 8-15 days.
Onion
Downy mildew on onions or downy mildew is a problem for many summer residents. Yellow spots and gray spores begin to appear on green shoots. Infection of bulbs and seeds leads to loss of yield and death of the plant.
Preventive use of the fungicide Consento minimizes the risk of disease.Preparation of working fluid: stir 20 ml of concentrate in 5 liters of water. Treat the onion beds with the resulting solution 4 times with an interval of 8-14 days.
Sunflower
Fungicide Consento is also effective against Alternaria, gray and white rot on sunflowers, which can cover the entire head. You can lose up to 50% of the harvest.
To treat sunflower, use a standard fungicide solution (20 ml of suspension per 5 liters of water). Spray the basket and stem of the plant three times with an interval of 10-14 days according to the instructions.
Analogues and compatibility with other drugs
Consento fungicide can be added to tank mixtures with many insecticides and fungicides. But before that, each drug should be checked for compatibility with Consento. If, after mixing, a sediment appears at the bottom of the container or the mixture has heated up, the substances cannot be combined.
To prevent resistance, the fungicide can be alternated with drugs of various chemical groups, for example, Infinito.
Consento can be replaced with Previkur Energy, Infinito, Quadris and Acrobat. They have similar effects and properties.
Safety regulations
Fungicide Consento belongs to the third hazard class (compound with low toxicity) for humans and mammals. Despite this, when working with the substance, you must adhere to standard safety precautions:
- wear thick clothing, gloves and a mask;
- do not eat, drink or smoke;
- after processing the beds, wash your hands and face with soap;
- Dispose of fungicide packaging.
The drug has a second hazard class for persistence in soil.Therefore, thoughtless use of fungicide will lead to soil contamination.
Any spraying must be carried out without exceeding the specified dosage, otherwise the result may be the opposite.
Reviews from summer residents
Conclusion
Fungicide Consento is a new and promising drug that effectively fights many fungal diseases of vegetable crops. Unlike other similar products, it has the additional property of promoting the growth and development of the plant. It is better to use a fungicide if there is the slightest threat of infection of a vegetable crop with a fungus, since it will be more difficult to cure the disease later.
This is the first remedy that effectively helped protect potato tubers from being affected by late blight during storage. Initially I decided to use the product for preventive purposes, but in the end it turned out to have such a great effect. This year I want to check how this drug will perform when processing tomatoes in a greenhouse. Glad I discovered this tool.
Thanks to this article and Consento, I was able to save the harvest this year. Until last year everything was fine, but last year at the beginning of August the cucumbers began to wither, then the tomatoes and eggplants began to turn black. Every day there were more and more black spots. As a result, I collected 3 times less fruit than usual. This year I hoped that it would carry through, but already in July I saw that spots appeared on the tomatoes. I frantically began to look for the reason. It turned out to be a disease, most likely late blight. I chose Consento KS as the safest drug, since I still need to feed my children and grandchildren vegetables. This year I treated it, neither the tomatoes nor the cucumbers got sick. The harvest was excellent.
Our cucumbers and tomatoes suffer greatly from so-called powdery mildew. At the same time, everything is fine with zucchini and onions. And it’s somehow annoying, or something)) I’m not a supporter of disinfectants or fertilizers. But last year we were left practically without tomatoes. At most, half a bucket is ripe. The entire crop turned black. This year we decided to process it anyway, and took what the store salesman recommended—consento. We did everything as written in the instructions and, it seems. works. It is already mid-August, and the whole tomato plants are already ripening on the bushes, although the weather is not cooperating. I’ll keep watching until there are even a lot of flowers.
Can Consento be used in greenhouses?
Everywhere we are talking about open ground.
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Consento is a relatively new fungicide, so there are currently no reviews of its use in greenhouse conditions. Considering that the Consento fungicide is designed exclusively for use in open ground, in greenhouse conditions the help of specialists may be required. This is due to the fact that when used in a greenhouse it is necessary to reduce the concentration of the solution. Only a specialist in this field can calculate the exact dosage. The manufacturer strongly advises that you follow the instructions for this drug. If you change the concentration, there is a possibility that the effect of the drug will be reduced.
We advise you to either contact the manufacturer directly with this question; perhaps he will tell you the exact dosage for using Consento in greenhouse conditions. Or treat a small planting area to evaluate the effect of the fungicide.
We wish you high harvests!
Already at the end of August, our tomatoes begin to turn black, if we don’t treat them with anything, we don’t really have time to harvest (((Once my mother-in-law bought some kind of poison, so we couldn’t eat the tomatoes, they had a nasty aftertaste. And in last year, a neighbor recommended Consento. It’s a huge plus that you can eat vegetables within 24 hours after treatment. An excellent product, we finally had a good harvest of tomatoes!