Pepelin

Preventive Contact Fungicide in the WG Formulation

Composition and properties:
Active substance: sulphur .... 800 g/kg.
Formulation: wettable granules (WG)

Physical properties:

• pH value of 5% suspension: from 8.0 to 8.3;
• solubility: the product is insoluble in water;
• instant wetting;
• stability of the suspension in standard hard water after 30 minutes: 85 – 88%.

Mode of action:

• it has a contact effect by gas phase;
• due to the ability of dissolving fat, it penetrates into the cells through lipoids of plasma membranes;
• inside the cells it reduces to hydrogen sulphide, it destroys mycelium and the spores of Powdery mildew that belong to the group of superficial fungus diseases;
• it has a preventive effect which can also be curative in higher dosages.

Advantages of use:

• suitable for integrated and organic cultivation;
• it enables simple and quick preparation of the spray mixture, directly inside the reservoir, free from dust, foam or residues left in the package;
• it ensures a very good suspensibility and stability of the mixture, also in hard water;
• long-term use does not cause resistance;
• it has an acaricide side effect on Acari;
• optimal ratio between small and bigger parts enables good performance of the product;
• not toxic for bees;
• at an available price;
• short pre-harvest interval (24 hours).

Side effects:

• it controls acariosis and erinosis of vines;
• it reduces fruit russeting;
• it improves leaf and flower colouring with ornamentals.

Uses by cultures:
Pepelin is used in concentration of 0.2 to 0.5% in order to prevent the following plant diseases:

• Powdery mildew of grape (Uncinula necator)
• Powdery mildew of apple (Podosphaera leucotricha)
• Powdery mildew of peach (Sphaerotheca pannosa var. persicae)
• Powdery mildew of hops (Sphaerotheca humuli)
• Powdery mildew of vegetables (Oidium spp.)
• Powdery mildew of ornamental plants – Begonias, Chrysantemum, Hydrangeas (Oidium spp.)
• Grape leaf rust mite (Calepitrimerus vitis)

Phytotoxicity:
The product is not phytotoxic if used in the recommended quantities and in the correct manner.

Technical Data Sheet:
Technical Data Sheet Pepelin (.pdf 78 Kb) 

Safety Data Sheet:
Safety Data Sheet Pepelin (.pdf 122 Kb)

Contacts:

Borut Sedovnik - marketing
tel.: 003863/427-6210
e-mail: borut.sedovnik@cinkarna.si

Nande Osojnik - technical information
tel.: 003863/427-6232
e-mail: nande.osojnik@cinkarna.si

Vili Kurnik - technical information
tel.: 003863/427-6233
e-mail: vili.kurnik@cinkarna.si

Vesna Gaberšek - technical information
tel.: 003863/427-6339
e-mail: vesna.gabersek@cinkarna.si