DEFENDER (ESFC) – NATURAL PLANT PROTECTOR This product may not be available in your region, please contact us to find out more at 1-866-444-7174. DEFENDER is a natural plant protector used on a wide variety of crops in order to maintain a strong and healthy harvest. DEFENDER can be foliar and soil applied with the aid of conventional spray apparatus. For "initial protection", apply directly to the soil prior to seeding or at the early stages of plant growth. For "preventative protection", apply as required during growth period. Application rates may vary with environmental conditions, soil type, plant density, canopy, management practices, etc. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS: FIELD CROPS - Wheat, oats, barley, rye, and grass ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLES - Beet, potato, radish, sweet potato and yam FRUITING VEGETABLES - Eggplant, pepper and tomato CUCURBIT VEGETABLES - Cantaloupe, cucumber, melon, squash, watermelon and zucchini CITRUS FRUIT - Lemon, grapefruit and orange MISC. FRUIT & VEGETABLES - Avocado, grape and strawberry ORNAMENTAL PLANTS - Begonia, chrysanthemum, cyclamen, dahlia, ferns, foliage plants, fuchsia, ivy, lily, miniature roses, orchid, peony, phlox, poinsettia, pyracantha and rhododendron ORNAMENTAL TREES & SHRUBS - Azalea, birch, blue spruce, bogainvilla, boxwood, camellia, cedar, cherry, crabapple, cyprus, dogwood, elm, ficus, fir, forsythia, gardenia hackberry, holly, hydrangea, laurel, lilac, magnolia, maple, myrtle, peach, pines, poplar, privet, spruce and sycamore BEDDING PLANTS - Aster, calendula, carnation, cosmos, impatiens, lobelia, marigold, nasturtium, pansy, petunia, snapdragon, sweet alyssum, verbena and zinnia TIPS: Customers are finding that early application helps prevent diseases from developing It is preferable to increase the frequency of applications rather than the concentration of solution Application interval and rate may vary depending on plant density, soil and environmental conditions and results required For more information contact us at [email protected] or call 1-866-444-7174. PACKAGING: 2 Litre Jug 20 Litre (5 gallon) HDPE Pail 205 Litre (45 gallon) Barrel 1000 Litre Tote Click here for Volume Ordering ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Click here for printable Application & Technical Information (PDF) Click here for SDS PRODUCT REVIEWS: If you have any questions please contact us via email at [email protected] or give us a call at 1-866-444-7174.