Scholar® fungicide offers control of post-harvest diseases in stone fruits. While there are other fungicides registered for post-harvest use on stone fruit, none exhibit the level of control that Scholar offers.

Scholar represents the phenylpyrrole class of chemistry, which is markedly different from any fungicide ever used on post-harvest stone fruit. Scholar controls post-harvest diseases, provides superior disease control at considerably lower rates, greatly extends fruit shelf life, and possesses an excellent safety profile (the EPA has designated Scholar as a reduced-risk product).

Containing the active ingredient fludioxonil, Scholar is highly effective against three of the most troublesome diseases in post-harvest stone fruit – brown rot, gray mold and Rhizopus rot. It also is the only registered fungicide to control Gilbertella rot, making it one of the most broad-spectrum fungicides ever developed for post-harvest use.

Scholar is compatible with all application systems, including T-Jet, control droplet and similar application systems. It also has excellent compatibility with post-harvest waxes used in packing stone fruit. Scholar is non-systemic and has excellent protective and contact activity against all major stone fruit diseases. It uses extremely low rates compared to other fungicides – only 8-16 ounces of active ingredient are required to treat 200,000 pounds of harvested fruit (25,000 pounds of cherries).