New Plant Growth Regulator Use Expanded

Posted by David Eddy|February 26, 2015

Fine Americas Inc., announced that 10 more states have granted registrations for its new Kudos plant growth regulator.

Kudos now is registered in most states, with the most recent registrations in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, and Rhode Island.

Featuring the active ingredient prohexadione-calcium, Kudos is approved for use on apples, sweet cherries, grass grown for seed, and peanuts.

In apples and sweet cherries, Kudos reduces vegetative shoot growth and lessens the need for summer and/or dormant season pruning. In addition, it improves fruit color in red and bi-color apple varieties by allowing for better light penetration into the tree canopy.

Kudos also reduces the incidence and severity of fire blight on new shoots.