Empire Fungicide (Pristine) jug (7.5 lbs)

Empire Fungicide

Empire Fungicide is a broad-spectrum, dual-active fungicide that combines boscalid and pyraclostrobin for preventive and curative disease control in labeled agricultural crops. With both FRAC Group 7 and Group 11 activity, Empire provides two complementary modes of action for use in integrated disease management and fungicide rotation programs.

Empire helps protect crops by inhibiting spore germination, mycelial growth, and fungal sporulation on the leaf surface. Its strong residual activity and rainfast performance make it a dependable option for disease programs in berries, brassicas, leafy greens, cucurbits, grapes, tree fruit, tree nuts, peanuts, soybeans, and other labeled crops. Empire is the generic equivalent of Pristine Fungicide.

Features & Benefits

✓ Dual-active fungicide with boscalid and pyraclostrobin for broad-spectrum disease control

✓ Combines FRAC Group 7 and Group 11 modes of action for use in resistance-management programs

✓ Provides preventive activity by inhibiting spore germination before disease becomes established

✓ Provides curative activity by inhibiting fungal mycelial growth and sporulation on the leaf surface

✓ Strong residual control and rainfastness help extend protection between applications

✓ Labeled for many specialty crops including berries, brassicas, leafy greens, cucurbits, grapes, citrus, pome fruit, stone fruit, tree nuts, peanuts, and soybeans

✓ Water-dispersible granule formulation designed for professional agricultural disease-control programs

Labeled Use Sites

Empire is labeled for disease control in alfalfa, globe artichoke, Belgium endive, bushberries, caneberries, low-growing berries except cranberry, brassica head and stem crops, brassica leafy greens except watercress, bulb vegetables, carrot, celery, celtuce, citrus fruit, cotton, cucurbit vegetables, Florence fennel, fruiting vegetables, grape, hops, kohlrabi, leaf petiole vegetables, leafy greens, peanut, pome fruit, root vegetables except sugar beet, soybean, spinach, stone fruit, strawberry, and tree nuts.

Target Diseases

Empire is labeled for control or suppression of many fungal diseases, including Alternaria leaf spot, Alternaria fruit rot, Alternaria brown spot, anthracnose, apple scab, Ascochyta blight, Ascochyta leaf spot, black leg, black mold, black rot, blossom blight, Botrytis gray mold, Botrytis leaf blight, Botrytis neck rot, Botrytis rot, brown rot, Cercospora leaf spot, citrus black spot, common leaf spot, downy mildew, early blight, Eastern filbert blight, flyspeck, frogeye leaf spot, gummy stem blight, leaf blotch, leaf blight, leaf spot, leaf rust, melanose, mummy berry, panicle and shoot blight, Phomopsis leaf spot, powdery mildew, purple blotch, Rhizoctonia blight, Rhizoctonia bottom rot, Rhizoctonia limb rot, ring spot, rust, scab, Sclerotinia blight, Sclerotinia rot and blight, Sclerotinia stem rot, Septoria leaf spot, shothole, sooty blotch, Southern blight, Stemphylium leaf spot, Stemphylium leaf blight, white mold, white rust, and other labeled diseases by crop.

Application Notes

Apply Empire according to the crop-specific directions on the product label. Preventive applications provide the best disease control. Begin applications before disease development when conditions favor infection, and continue on the labeled interval for the crop and disease being treated. Use higher labeled rates and shorter labeled intervals when disease pressure is high.

Thorough spray coverage is required for optimum disease control. Empire may be applied by ground, aerial application where permitted, or through labeled sprinkler irrigation systems. Follow all crop-specific use rates, pre-harvest intervals, retreatment intervals, maximum annual application limits, resistance-management instructions, and crop sensitivity precautions on the label.

Product Information

Active Ingredients: Boscalid 25.2%; Pyraclostrobin 12.8%
FRAC Groups: Group 7 Fungicide + Group 11 Fungicide
Chemical Families: SDHI / Anilide + QoI / Strobilurin
Formulation: Water Dispersible Granule (WG)
EPA Reg. No.: 83529-178
Signal Word: Caution
Manufacturer: Sharda USA LLC
Generic For: Pristine Fungicide
Recommended Rotation Partner: For aerial hops applications only, the label requires Empire to be tank mixed with a myclobutanil fungicide product such as Rally 40W or Sonoma 40WSP. For other uses, rotate with a labeled non-Group 7 or non-Group 11 fungicide with a different mode of action.
Recommended Surfactant: No surfactant recommendation found on the label.