KeyStrepto use on non-producing blocks to 28 February 2015
KeyStrepto™ is permitted between 15 December and 28 February on non-producing blocks but growers are advised to take extreme caution to avoid any fruit contamination in neighbouring blocks. Non-producing vines are defined as a non-producing block with shelter or barriers with a low risk of spray drift and must not contain any vines with fruit that will be harvested.
Permission to apply KeyStrepto™ on non-producing blocks will only be given to North Island growers to use on discrete blocks where drift is actively managed to ensure excess spray does not leave the block. KeyStrepto™ cannot be used on non-producing blocks between 28 February and 13 June.
- You need a Justified Approval (JA) to apply KeyStrepto™ to non-producing blocks after 15 December.
- A Site Inspection Record must be completed before and after each application
- If using KeyStrepto™ causes residues on fruit on adjacent producing blocks (either on your orchard or a neighbouring orchard), you will be liable for all costs associated with residue testing and recalling product. The affected fruit will not be accepted into Zespri inventory.
- You can apply up to four applications of KeyStrepto™ per season.
- Only two consecutive applications of KeyStrepto™ are permitted, then an alternative Psa protectant must be applied to help prevent resistance occurring with Psa bacteria.
- You do not have to register an ‘Intention to Spray’ on the Canopy or KVH website.
- Fruit with any level of antibiotic residues will not be accepted into Zespri’s inventory. To reinforce this policy, Zespri has a comprehensive residue testing programme throughout the season, which tests for over 300 different products on every orchards supplying Zespri with fruit.
More information is provided in the KeyStrepto™ User Guide on the Canopy and KVH website.
Use period |
Producing vines | Non-producing vines |
13 June–seven days before flowering (male or female) | KeyStrepto™ use allowed without JA | KeyStrepto™ use allowed without JA |
7 days before flowering (male or female) until the end of flowering | No KeyStrepto™ use permitted | No KeyStrepto™ use permitted |
Post-flowering–28 February | No KeyStrepto™ use permitted | KeyStrepto™ use allowed with JA |
28 February–13 June | No KeyStrepto™ use permitted | No KeyStrepto™ use permitted |