THE BlightCast infection risk forecasts from Syngenta are now being incorporated in the company’s Cropwise Spray Assist App.
Potato growers and agronomists will be able to receive up to seven days advance warning of localised blight risk, including notifications, along with integrated application advice indicating opportunities to spray, nozzle recommendations and tank mix advice.
Syngenta Spray Assist enables growers to create a plan of their whole farm’s cropping and field area, which then provides relevant crop agronomy and management support advice.
Agronomists and growers operating across a wide geographical area will be able to switch between multiple farms to ensure BlightCast forecasts and other advice is accurate to the chosen location.
Adding details of the farm’s spray equipment into the App enables it to recommend the best available option for any application, based on the treatment target and weather conditions at any selected spray window. It also provides tank mixing recommendations and planning.
The Cropwise Spray Assist App will also include the Quantis Heat Stress forecast.
Those already using the Syngenta Cropwise Spray Assist App will find BlightCast is automatically available with the latest update and can view data under the ‘Farm Insights’ menu option.
