Description

✅ What is “Ready-to-Use Bordeaux Paint” by Kondodys

• The product is a ready-made version of Bordeaux mixture / Bordeaux paint — a copper-based fungicide/paste historically used in agriculture.
• It is produced by Sanson Chemical Industries under the brand Kondodys, based in Kottayam, Kerala.
• Unlike the traditional Bordeaux mixture (which farmers have to prepare manually every time by mixing copper sulphate + lime + water), this “paint” is ready-to-use — convenient and time-saving for farmers.

✅ Purpose & Use — When and Why You’d Use It

• The paint is used to protect crop plants — especially fruit trees, plantation crops (like coffee, rubber, pepper), and other garden/estate plants — against fungal and other diseases.
• It is also used as a “wound dressing” — for sealing cut ends, pruned branches or other injuries to trees/plants (after pruning, surgery on trees, etc.). This helps prevent infections, fungal invasion, and supports healing.
• Because it’s ready-to-use and more stable than freshly mixed Bordeaux mixture, it offers longer shelf life (no need to prepare mixture fresh daily), and is more rain-resistant — suitable for use even in regions with heavy rainfall.

✅ How It Works (Underlying Principle)

• The active fungicidal action comes from copper — copper ions disrupt fungal spores’ ability to germinate and grow. That is the standard mechanism of Bordeaux mixture/paint.
• The “paint/paste” form (rather than spray + water) allows the product to adhere to plant trunks, stems or wounded parts — forming a protective coating that resists wash-off from rain, and acts as long-lasting barrier against pathogens.

✅ What Makes Kondodys Version Different / Advantages

• Ready-to-use — saves time and labor compared with mixing traditional Bordeaux mixture every time.
• Longer shelf life — the ready paint reportedly remains usable for a longer period (unlike freshly mixed mixture which must be used quickly).
• Rain-resistance / weatherability — more suitable for humid conditions, heavy rainfall seasons; the coating tends to stay on plant surfaces even under rain.
• Widely applicable across different crops: plantation crops (coffee, rubber, pepper), fruit trees, garden plants — especially in tropical/humid regions (like Kerala).