Alfa Smart Agro·Growth Regulators
Alfa-Etafon
Alfa-Etafon is a growth regulator, a soluble concentrate with ethephon 480 g/L, for reducing the height of sunflower plants; it is sprayed from the start of stem elongation to the star stage.
Main advantages
- Ethephon releases ethylene — the stem shortens and thickens
- 0.5–0.75 l/ha — one treatment up to the star stage
- Optimum +15…+25 °C — action depends on temperature
- Thorough wetting of the plants — condition for treatment
Overview
About this product
Alfa-Etafon is ethephon 480 g/L in a soluble concentrate. In plant tissues ethephon breaks down, releasing ethylene, which slows auxin transport and gibberellin synthesis, so the sunflower stem becomes shorter and thicker.
Crops are sprayed once at 0.5–0.75 l/ha from the start of stem elongation to the star formation stage, wetting the plants thoroughly; working solution 200–400 l/ha. The action depends on air temperature, optimally +15…+25 °C.
Visual lightening of the growing point is possible on sunflower. Pack size 5 l.
Application
Rate, timing and crops
- Rate
- 0.5–0.75 l/ha
- Timing
One spray of sunflower crops from the start of stem elongation to the star formation stage, with thorough wetting of the plants.
Working solution 200–400 l/ha; optimal air temperature +15…+25 °C.
- Crops
- Sunflower
Figures from the manufacturer, Alfa Smart Agro. Source page
Register rates
Ministry order № 842 of 16.07.2024
| Crop | Rate, L/ha | Max treatments |
|---|---|---|
| Sunflower | 0,5 – 0,75 л/га | 1 |
Sunflower
- Rate, L/ha
- 0,5 – 0,75 л/га
- Max treatments
- 1
Source: ministry order № 842 of 16.07.2024, as published.
Specifications
Active ingredients and formulation
| Type | Growth Regulator |
|---|---|
Active ingredients
| |
| Formulation | SL · soluble concentrateUkrainian label code РК |
| Target Crops | Sunflower |
| Mode of action | Ethephon penetrates the plant and breaks down in its tissues, releasing ethylene. Ethylene inhibits auxin transport and gibberellin biosynthesis, so the stem becomes shorter and thicker. |
| Registration | Re-registered 16.07.2024Ministry order № 842 |
| Registrant | ТОВ «Альфа Смарт Агро» (Ukraine) |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Smart Agro |
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Questions & answers
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- Yes. A ministry order of 16.07.2024 registered this product again. The order states no term, so the page gives no end date.
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