Fungitex

Organic fungicide for blight, leaf spot and fruit rot

Fungal disease spreads fast in the rainy season. One week it's a few spots on the leaves. The next, fruit is rotting on the plant and pods are marked and unsellable. Fungitex is made from three plant extracts that stop fungi and their spores growing, which protects healthy plants and slows the spread.

What it controls: blight, leaf spot and fruit rot.

Crops: cotton, tomatoes and other vegetables, cabbage, lettuce, cucumber, pepper, beans, soybeans, maize, sorghum, peas and tobacco.

Pack: 1 litre · NAFDAC Reg. No.: A5-2335

Signs you need it

• Leaf spot: brown or black spots on leaves that spread and join up.

• Blight: leaves and stems browning and dying back fast, often after rain.

• Fruit rot: tomatoes, peppers or pods rotting on the plant.

How it works

Fungitex stops the growth of fungi and their spores. Spores spread disease from plant to plant in wind and rain splash, so stopping them protects healthy plants as well as the ones already marked.

Spray early: fungicides protect better than they cure. Spray at the first spots, or before the rains if the disease hit your farm last season.

How to mix: Shake the bottle well. Half-fill the knapsack with clean water, add 120 ml of Fungitex per 16-litre knapsack and mix well, then top up with water. Spray straight away, covering both sides of the leaves and any fruit or pods.

How much: 1 litre per hectare, about 8 knapsack loads.

When to spray: First spray 2–3 weeks after the crop comes up, or at the first sign of disease. Repeat every 14 days.

Safety: Fungitex is plant-based, but it is still a poison. It can harm you if swallowed or splashed in your eyes. Wear gloves and a face mask. Spray in the early morning or late evening, when bees aren't feeding.

Keep it out of water: Fungitex can be toxic to fish and other water life. Never wash the sprayer or empty containers in a stream, river or pond.

Will it save plants that are already badly diseased?

Usually not. Remove and destroy badly infected plants, then spray the rest to protect them.

Spots or rot on your crop?

Call +234 803 618 6987 and tell us your crop, your farm size and what you're seeing.