Spain has granted an exceptional use authorisation for the fumigant, 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), a farmer association from the major vegetable producing region, Almeria, says. The approval runs for 120 days until June 30th and is for use on grapevines, vegetables, strawberries, tobacco and cut flowers. The active ingredient gained a 120-day registration in Spain last year. The European Commission declined to re-register 1,3-D in 2006 and set a phase-out date for March 20th 2009. However, it ...

Bayer CropScience ’s has introduced its non-systemic fungicide, Teldor Plus (fenhexamid) in Italy. The suspension concentrate liquid formulation was approved last month and replaces the previous solid formulation of fenhexamid, Teldor. The new formulation improves efficacy and use, Bayer says. It is for pre-harvest use on grapevines, fruit, lettuces and vegetables to control grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) and Monilia spp. The fungicide provides long residual action, Bayer notes. The active ...

The US EPA has cancelled the registrations of the fungicide active ingredient, maneb, and four maneb-based products. The move follows a request by the registrant, Drexel Chemical (Agrow No 583, p 13). The company can continue to formulate the ai until March 10th. The products can be sold, distributed and used until stocks are exhausted.

The US biopesticide company, Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI - Davis, California), has applied for US approvals for two new agricultural biopesticides. One is a Chromobacterium substugae-based bioinsecticide and the other is a bioherbicide derived from a Streptomyces spp marine microbe. The company hopes to launch the products in 2011. The bioinsecticide was licensed from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and developed into a commercial product in under two years, MBI says. It shows ...

The Chinese Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA) is to establish pesticide manufacturers’ consortiums for the herbicide, paraquat, and the insecticide, abamectin, in Shanghai this month. The consortiums are open to all Chinese manufacturers of the active ingredients. The CCPIA hopes that the paraquat consortium will help eliminate out-dated manufacturing processes, lower impurity content, raise product quality and control overproduction and excessive competition in the paraquat market. ...

Monsanto has marked the completion of a $200 million expansion to its US Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide manufacturing plant in Luling, Louisiana. The near two-year project began in April 2008 (Agrow No 541, p 1). The process improvements were aimed at increasing production capacity by 20% and reducing emissions. All of the Roundup sold in the US is produced at Luling or at Monsanto’s plant in Muscatine, Iowa, the company points out.

The US biopesticide company, Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI - Davis, California), has applied for US approvals for two new agricultural biopesticides. One is a Chromobacterium substugae-based bioinsecticide and the other is a bioherbicide derived from a Streptomyces spp marine microbe. The company hopes to launch the products in 2011. The bioinsecticide was licensed from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and developed into a commercial product in under two years, MBI says. It shows ...

The global seed treatment market was worth over $2,500 million in 2009 and is set to continue to grow, according to a report by the US market research company, Kline (Little Falls, New Jersey). Products for maize in Argentina and Brazil, and soybean treatments in Brazil are seen as the fastest-growing markets in the sector, with growth rates of over 7.5%. The US is the leading seed treatment market, with more than a 50% share of the markets studied by Kline. Brazil ranks second, accounting for ...

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has recommended the approval of Japanese company Kureha ’s triazole fungicide, ipconazole, as a new active ingredient. The fungicide is intended for use as a seed treatment on rice, wheat, barley and oats for the control of a range of diseases. Kureha and Chemtura agreed a global deal on the development of ipconazole-based seed treatments in 2007 (Agrow No 512, p 1). The APVMA decision is subject to a 28-day public comment ...