Protection from damaging soil-borne diseases and nematodes. 

Protection from damaging soil-borne diseases and nematodes. 

FUNGICIDE/NEMATICIDE

FUNGICIDE/NEMATICIDE

Velum Rise

Velum Prime 

Velum defends your goals with innovative protection 

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  • Delivers excellent control of soil-borne black scurf, and stem and stolon canker caused by Rhizoctonia solani
  • Excellent in-furrow solution for fungicide and nematicide protection activity 

Velum® Prime fungicide/nematicide is a first-of-its-kind nematicide with a unique mode of action for nematode protection and secondary fungicidal benefits, including early blight and black dot suppression.  


Velum® Rise fungicide/nematicide gives you the same fungicidal benefits and nematode protection as Velum Prime — plus excellent control of soil-borne black scurf, stem and stolon canker caused by Rhizoctonia solani

 

Help your yield potential rise with prime protection from Velum.  

  • In potatoes, get the added benefit of in-season protection against early blight and black dot diseases 
  • Delivers the added benefit of suppression of black dot*, early blight and white mould

*Black dot (Colletotrichum coccodes) and plant pathogenic nematodes are some of the causal agents of the potato early dying (PED) disease complex. 

Marketable Yield Increases 

Bar chart showing marketable yield increases with Velum Rise and Emesto Silver + Velum Rise compared to an untreated check.

Research trials showed that Velum Rise increased marketable yield compared to untreated checks. The addition of Emesto® Silver fungicide seed-piece treatment further improved marketable yields. 

Bar chart showing marketable yield increases with Velum Rise and Emesto Silver + Velum Rise compared to an untreated check.

Trials were conducted by Bayer Crop Science Field Solutions team and Atlantic AgriTech conducted over 2 years and 4 sites (2020, 2021). All treatments were inoculated with Rhizoctonia. Your results may vary according to agronomic, environmental, pest and disease pressure variables. 

The first 60 days in the life of a potato crop sets the stage for harvest success. The challenge is that most of the disease issues... 

Early-Season Soil and Root Health Key for Potato Crops

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Black dot disease can lead to yield and quality losses in potatoes and is more widespread than one may expect.  

Managing black dot to minimize yield and quality loss in potatoes 

Managing nematodes to reduce the impact of potato early dying complex

Discover the role nematodes play early dying complex in potatoes

Learn how an integrated nematode management program can help to increase yield potential

Creating an integrated nematode management program

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Early blight management

Best management practices for control of early blight in potatoes 

Colorado potato beetle management strategies

CPB continues to be the most destructive pest affecting potatoes. Learn how modern management strategies can help.

Potato Virus Y management via control of aphid vectors

PVY is one of the most significant disease threats to commercial potato production affecting both yield and tuber quality, making management critical.

Cover of the Potato Crop Protection Guide showing a field of a flowering potato crop and a close-up of several potatoes.

Learn more about Velum in the Potato Crop Protection Guide from Bayer. 

This guide provides you with convenient access to technical information on all the potato crop protection solutions from Bayer to help you keep your plants healthy and maximize your yield potential.

Resources

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Early-Season Soil and Root Health Key for Potato Crops

The first 60 days in the life of a potato crop sets the stage for harvest success. The challenge is that most of the disease issues... 

Left: Black dot lesions appear early in the season. Right: Large black dot lesions result in collapsed stems.

Managing black dot to minimize yield and quality loss in potatoes 

Black dot disease can lead to yield and quality losses in potatoes and is more widespread than one may expect.  

Managing nematodes to reduce the impact of potato early dying complex

Discover the role nematodes play early dying complex in potatoes

Creating and integrated nematode management program

Learn how an integrated nematode management program can help to increase yield potential

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Field of blooming potato plants at sunrise

Early blight management

Best management practices for control of early blight in potatoes

Colorado potato beetle management strategies

CPB continues to be the most destructive pest affecting potatoes. Learn how modern management strategies can help.

Rows of emerging potato plants
Colorado Potato Beetles on a potato leaf

Potato Virus Y management via control of aphid vectors

PVY is one of the most significant disease threats to commercial potato production affecting both yield and tuber quality, making management critical.

A Winged and wingless form of the peach-potato aphid on the underside of potato leaves.
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Ontario, Québec, Maritimes and British Columbia

Save with the BayerValue Hot Potatoes® Rewards Program. Activate the Potato Bonus and earn up to 24% savings.

Take your savings to the next level with the new 2026 BayerValue Hot Potatoes® Rewards Program on qualifying purchases between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026.  


Simply buy five or more qualifying products and save up to 14% on your purchases. Qualifying products include leading seed treatments, soil solutions, growth regulators, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides. 


Activate the Potato Bonus and earn up to 24% savings on qualifying products. To unlock this offer, purchase Emesto® Complete or Emesto Silver seed-piece treatments plus matching acres of one or more qualifying potato crop protection products, such as Velum® Rise fungicide/nematicide. 

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

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Take your savings to the next level with the new 2026 BayerValue Hot Potatoes® Rewards Program, on qualifying purchases between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026.  


Buy a minimum of 300 acres of qualifying seed treatment, herbicide or fungicide from Bayer to protect your potatoes and up to 25% in savings could be yours. 

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