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OVERVIEW
Scala is a systemic fungicide for control of botrytis in grapes and strawberries, scab in apples and pears, early blight in potatoes and storage diseases in apples (ON and QC only). It provides translaminar and vapour activity to protect both sides of the leaf and expand the protected area.
Scala is the only fungicide for grapes proven to significantly reduce laccase in wine, an enzyme produced by botrytis that negatively affects wine quality. It is known as the cool weather fungicide in apples and pears due to its unique ability to perform well in cool spring conditions. Used as a pre-harvest spray, Scala also protects apples in storage from destructive diseases such as botrytis and penicillium.
In potatoes, Scala is the only Group 9 fungicide registered for protection against early blight. Scala has a unique mode of action – different than strobilurins – and is registered as a tank mix with Bravo to provide two modes of action for stronger resistance management. A new registration for aerial application in potatoes means Scala can now be applied by air as well as ground equipment to control early blight.
Scala is very easy to use, formulated as a liquid and packaged in 2L and 6.07L jugs.

APPLE
Disease: Pear scab (Venturia piria), Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 0.75 to 1.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate under high disease pressures. Ensure this rate is maintained in concentrate or dilute spray applications. Apply a maximum of 4 applications for scab alone
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, from green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 14 days for apple, crabapple and mayhaw. PHI of 72 days for pear, oriental pear and quince. Apply by ground only.

CRABAPPLE
Disease: Pear scab (Venturia piria), Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 0.75 to 1.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate under high disease pressures. Ensure this rate is maintained in concentrate or dilute spray applications. Apply a maximum of 4 applications for scab alone
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, from green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 14 days for apple, crabapple and mayhaw. PHI of 72 days for pear, oriental pear and quince. Apply by ground only.

MAYHAW
Disease: Pear scab (Venturia piria), Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 0.75 to 1.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate under high disease pressures. Ensure this rate is maintained in concentrate or dilute spray applications. Apply a maximum of 4 applications for scab alone
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, from green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 14 days for apple, crabapple and mayhaw. PHI of 72 days for pear, oriental pear and quince. Apply by ground only.

PEAR
Disease: Pear scab (Venturia piria), Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 0.75 to 1.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate under high disease pressures. Ensure this rate is maintained in concentrate or dilute spray applications. Apply a maximum of 4 applications for scab alone
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, from green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 14 days for apple, crabapple and mayhaw. PHI of 72 days for pear, oriental pear and quince. Apply by ground only.

ORIENTAL PEAR
Disease: Pear scab (Venturia piria), Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 0.75 to 1.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate under high disease pressures. Ensure this rate is maintained in concentrate or dilute spray applications. Apply a maximum of 4 applications for scab alone
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, from green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 14 days for apple, crabapple and mayhaw. PHI of 72 days for pear, oriental pear and quince. Apply by ground only.

QUINCE
Disease: Pear scab (Venturia piria), Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 0.75 to 1.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate under high disease pressures. Ensure this rate is maintained in concentrate or dilute spray applications. Apply a maximum of 4 applications for scab alone
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, from green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 14 days for apple, crabapple and mayhaw. PHI of 72 days for pear, oriental pear and quince. Apply by ground only.

APPLE
Disease: Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied in tank mixture with DITHANE DG Rainshield NT Fungicide: Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 750 mL/ha plus DITHANE DG Rainshield NT Fungicide at 3 kg/ha. Read and follow all precautions listed on the DITHANE DG Rainshield NT Fungicide label. A maximum of 4 applications per year may be made.
Timing: Apply early in the season at 7-12 day intervals, form green tip to petal drop. For scab control, do not apply post-bloom. PHI of 45 days. Apply by ground only.

Disease: Storage diseases: Control of Botrytis Suppression of Penicillium
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply a single application of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 1.5 to 2.0 L/ha. Use the higher rate if there is a history of high disease pressures in the field or storage facility.
Timing: Apply 2 weeks before harvest. PHI of 14 days. Apply by ground only.

GRAPE
Disease: Botrytis Bunch Rot (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9.
Timing: Begin applications at early bloom if needed then follow with applications from berry touch to bunch closure. An application can also be made from fruit ripening through to harvest during frequent wet conditions (conducive to infection) or when symptoms of infection are evident. Thorough coverage of bunches is essential. Applications must be made a minimum of 7 days apart. Apply a maximum of 3 applications per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only.

GOOSEBERRY
Disease: Botrytis Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9.
Timing: Begin fungicide applications preventatively. Make first application at early flowering and repeat applications as required at 7-10 day intervals. Apply maximum of 3 applications per growing season. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9. PHI: 7 days Apply by ground only

HGHBUSH BLUEBERRY
Disease: Botrytis Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9
Timing: Begin fungicide applications preventatively. Make first application at early flowering and repeat applications as required at 7-10 day intervals. Apply maximum of 2 applications per growing season. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9. PHI: 0 days Apply by ground only.

RASPBERRY
Disease: Botrytis Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9
Timing: Begin fungicide applications preventatively. Make first application at early flowering and repeat applications as required at 7-10 day intervals. Apply maximum of 2 applications per growing season. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9. PHI: 0 days Apply by ground only.

STRAWBERRY
Disease: Botrytis Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9.
Timing: Make first application at the white bud stage (prebloom) and repeat applications as required at 7-10 day intervals. Apply a maximum of 3 applications per growing season. PHI of 1 day. Apply by ground only.

LOWBUCH
Disease: Botrytis Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9.
Timing: Make first application at the white bud stage (prebloom) and repeat applications as required at 7-10 day intervals. Apply a maximum of 3 applications per growing season. PHI of 1 day. Apply by ground only.

BLUEBERRY
Disease: Botrytis Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. Ensure resistance management recommendations for Botrytis are followed in Section 9.
Timing: Make first application at the white bud stage (prebloom) and repeat applications as required at 7-10 day intervals. Apply a maximum of 3 applications per growing season. PHI of 1 day. Apply by ground only.

POTATO 
Disease: Early Blight
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied in tank mixture with BRAVO 500. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 750 mL/ha plus BRAVO 500 according to BRAVO 500 label directions.
Timing: Apply when plants are 15-20 cm high or when environmental conditions are conducive to disease development. Repeat applications at 7-14 day intervals or as necessary to maintain disease control. If severe disease conditions exist, use the 7 day interval. Minimum spray interval is 7 days. Ensure that the area to be treated is covered uniformly. Apply a maximum of 6 applications per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground or air.

FIELD TOMATO 
Disease: Early blight Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied in tank mixture with BRAVO 500. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 750 mL/ha plus BRAVO 500 according to BRAVO 500 label directions. 
Timing: Apply only in tank mixture with Bravo 500. Apply when plants are 15-20 cm high or when environmental conditions are conducive to disease development. Repeat applications at 7-14 day intervals or as necessary to maintain disease control. If severe disease conditions exist, use the 7 day interval. Minimum spray interval is 7 days. Ensure that the area to be treated is covered uniformly. Do not apply more than 3.75 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 1 day. Apply by ground only.

ONION
Disease: Botrytis Leaf Blight (B. squamosa, B. cinerea), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Neck Rot (B. allii)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE in Tank Mix with Bravo 500. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 1.0 L/ha (400 g a.i./ha) tank mix with BRAVO 500 according to BRAVO 500 label directions.
SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha.
Timing: Begin applications prior to onset of disease which typically occur in humid weather or when rains and heavy dews occur, approximately early to after mid-June. Continue applications on a 7 to 14 day spray interval. Do not apply more than 6.0 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only

GARLIC
Disease: Botrytis Leaf Blight, (B. squamosa, B. cinerea), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Neck Rot (B. allii)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha.
Timing: Begin applications prior to onset of disease which typically occur in humid weather or when rains and heavy dews occur, approximately early to after mid-June. Continue applications on a 7 to 14 day spray interval. Do not apply more than 6.0 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only.

SHALLOT 
Disease: Botrytis Leaf Blight (B. squamosa, B. cinerea), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Neck Rot (B. allii)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. 
Timing: Begin applications prior to onset of disease which typically occur in humid weather or when rains and heavy dews occur, approximately early to after mid-June. Continue applications on a 7 to 14 day spray interval. Do not apply more than 6.0 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only.

DAYLILY
Disease: Botrytis Leaf Blight (B. squamosa, B. cinerea), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Neck Rot (B. allii)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. 
Timing: Begin applications prior to onset of disease which typically occur in humid weather or when rains and heavy dews occur, approximately early to after mid-June. Continue applications on a 7 to 14 day spray interval. Do not apply more than 6.0 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only.

FRITILLARIA
Disease: Botrytis Leaf Blight (B. squamosa, B. cinerea), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Neck Rot (B. allii)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. 
Timing: Begin applications prior to onset of disease which typically occur in humid weather or when rains and heavy dews occur, approximately early to after mid-June. Continue applications on a 7 to 14 day spray interval. Do not apply more than 6.0 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only.

LILY
Disease: Botrytis Leaf Blight (B. squamosa, B. cinerea), Purple blotch (Alternaria porri), Neck Rot (B. allii)
Rate: SCALA SC FUNGICIDE applied alone. Apply SCALA SC FUNGICIDE at 2.0 L/ha. 
Timing: Begin applications prior to onset of disease which typically occur in humid weather or when rains and heavy dews occur, approximately early to after mid-June. Continue applications on a 7 to 14 day spray interval. Do not apply more than 6.0 L of SCALA SC FUNGICIDE per hectare per growing season. PHI of 7 days. Apply by ground only.

GINSENG 
Disease: Alternaria blight (Alternaria panax), Botrytis blight (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: 2.0 L/ha
Timing: For optimum results, begin applications as soon as crop and/or environmental conditions become favorable for disease development. Applications should be made on a minimum 7 day interval depending upon disease conditions. Apply maximum of 3 applications. For Botrytis cinerea a maximum of 2 to 3 applications can be made depending on resistance management recommendations detailed in Section 9. Ensure resistance management recommendations are followed. Do not apply within 30 days of harvest. Apply by ground only.

GREENHOUSE TOMATO
Disease: Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea)
Rate: 2 L/ha
Timing: Apply Scala SC Greenhouse Fungicide at first sign of disease. Repeat application at 14-day interval. Ensure that the tomato crop is covered uniformly by the spray treatment.

RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT
Where possible, rotate the use of Scala or other Group 9 fungicides with different groups that control the same pathogens. Use tank mixtures with fungicides from a different group when such use is permitted.

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