Tag Monas Pesticide

Tag Monas contains Pseudmonas fluorescens, an antagonistic bacteria, effective against a wide range of foliar, seed and soil borne plant diseases. Pseudomonas fluorescens is antagonistic to foliar or rhizosphere bacteria and fungi through the production of siderophores and antibiotics. The bacterium produces antibiotics, which inhibit the growth of pathogens. Siderophores chelate the iron in the soil and make it difficult for the pathogen to proliferate. It interferes with germination of the fungal spores and their growth mechanisms, thus preventing establishment of the pathogen on the crops.
Grows abundantly on host surface and acts as a shield, thus preventing penetration of nematodes inside plants. Tag Monas can be applied in wetland agro ecosystem like rice crop. Tag Monas is a broad spectrum fungicide, bactericide and nematicide and also a plant growthpromoter. Tag Monas has a very high spore count (minimum 100 million cfu / gm of product).
Benefits of Tag Monas :

• It is recommended in wet land ecology. It is a fast multiplying bacterium even under the unfavourable anaerobic conditions. It is capable of thriving well even in saline soils that is characteristic of paddy and millet growing areas.
• Tag Monas is used in the control of leaf diseases. It is effectively utilized to control pathogenic organisms like Sarocladium, Pyricularia, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotium, Pythium, Phytophthora, etc.
• Safe to human, animals, non target organisms and environment. No waiting period. Do not leave any residues in produce and in environment.

Dose and Method of Application :

• Soil application can be done either as soil drenching or through broadcasting using Farmyard manure / Soil.
• Use Tag Monas for seed treatment as a prophylactic measure and apply in the field on appearance of disease symptoms in various crops, preferably late in the evenings for
• optimum efficacy.
• Regular applications @ 20 – 30 days interval starting from 20 – 25 days after sowing / planting ensures disease free crop.

Precautions : Do not mix with chemical bactericides / fungicides. Apply 7 days after application of chemical bactericides / fungicides.