Pruning Wound Dressing for the control of Eutypa dieback of grapevines

What is Greenseal™?

Greenseal™ is a specially developed pruning wound dressing incorporating a tough, rubber like acrylic resin and a powerful fungicide with excellent disease control capabilities.
Greenseal™ is easy to apply and dries quickly to seal off pruning wounds on grape vines to provide protection against the ever present Eutypa Lata enemy.

What is Eutypa Lata?

• Seals off pruning and grafting wounds for effective control of Euytpa Lata.
• Ready made applicator is easy to use and is refillable many times over.;
• Assists in the plants natural healing process by promoting wound “callus” formation.

Symptoms:

• Seals off pruning and grafting wounds for effective control of Euytpa Lata.
• Ready made applicator is easy to use and is refillable many times over.;
• Assists in the plants natural healing process by promoting wound “callus” formation

Benefits:

• Seals off pruning and grafting wounds for effective control of Euytpa Lata.
• Ready made applicator is easy to use and is refillable many times over.;
• Assists in the plants natural healing process by promoting wound “callus” formation.

Application:

Once Eutypa dieback becomes so extensive that the entire vine is compromised, vine reconstruction strategies should be seriously considered if productivity is to be restored.
Be sure to apply Greenseal™ the same day as pruning cuts are made.
Make clean, smooth pruning cuts with sharp pruners or saws. This helps provide a good surface for the Greenseal™ application to adhere to.
Cut and train: The trunk is cut 10-20 cm below any signs of brown Eutypa staining and a new basal shoot is trained. This maintains the existing rootstock. Yield will be zero until a new vine structure becomes established.
Train and cut: A healthy shoot is selected from the base of the trunk a.nd trained up. The infected trunk is not removed until the new shoot is producing.
Depending on vine structure, size of pruning wounds made and pruning regime (spur or cane pruned), application rates of Greenseal™ will vary between 2ltrs to 8ltrs per ha
For more information on the techniques outlined above please contact your Greenseal™specialist.

Availability:

Greenseal™ is available in 2ltr and 10ltr containers. Free applicators are supplied.