Apogee®:  A New Management Tool Registered for Use in Apples
 

From a news release from BASF (edited)

Research Triangle Park, NC (April 27, 2000)- Apple growers across the nation have a new tool in their production management toolbox that will revolutionize how they manage vegetative growth in their orchards and how they control fire blight of shoots.
The U.S. EPA granted federal registration for Apogee® plant growth regulator on April 27, 2000.  Apogee, the latest product in the BASF product portfolio, is a unique production management tool for apple orchards that reduces vegetative growth, allowing a balance between canopy development and fruit production.  Benefits of this control include a reduced need to prune, improved light penetration and improved color of red varieties.  Apogee is the only product that can provide early season growth control without directly affecting fruit quality.

The active ingredient in Apogee, prohexadione calcium, brings about changes in succulent vegetative growth, making the plant more resistant to fire blight of shoots.  Apogee can be used along with blossom blight sprays and good sanitary practices as part of a total integrated pest management strategy to control fire blight of shoots.  It is important to note that Apogee is not a bactericide and does not control blossom blight. 

For more information about Apogee^® plant growth regulator visit 
http://www.apogee.basf-corp.com

Always read and follow label directions.
 

Apogee is not yet registered in CA and NY.