BASF has presented its foliar fungicide, Priaxor, in Argentina for use on citrus fruit. It is based on fluxapyroxad (trade-marked as Xemium), and pyraclostrobin (trade-marked as F500). Priaxor provides broad-spectrum control against diseases such as black spot (Guignardia citricarpa), anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp) and Botrytis spp. The company debuted its first fluxapyroxad product in Argentina last year combining the same active ingredients and epoxiconazole as Orquesta Ultra for use on ...

BASF has presented its foliar fungicide, Priaxor, in Argentina for use on citrus fruit. It is based on fluxapyroxad (trade-marked as Xemium), and pyraclostrobin (trade-marked as F500). Priaxor provides broad-spectrum control against diseases such as black spot (Guignardia citricarpa), anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp) and Botrytis spp. The company debuted its first fluxapyroxad product in Argentina last year combining the same active ingredients and epoxiconazole as Orquesta Ultra for use on ...

Sipcam-Oxon’s US agrochemical business, SipcamAdvan (Durham, North Carolina), has introduced four turf fungicides incorporating its ETQ technology. The technology optimises turf quality and protects from ultra-violet light, the company points out. The four products are Echo Dyad (chlorothalonil), E-Scape (chlorothalonil + tebuconazole), Eclipse (iprodione) and Sipcam Clearscape (tebuconazole).

The US EPA has proposed the approval of two biopesticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis subsp galleriae strain SDS-502 from US biopesticide company Phyllom (Mountain View, California). GrubGone! G is a 10% granule formulation and BeetleGone! is an 85% water-dispersible granule formulation. Both are for use against coleopteran pests on a wide range of crops, turf and ornamentals. The company has recently been granted an experimental use permit to test Beetlegone! under the BoreGone! name for ...

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed the full approval of six insecticides based on DuPont’s cyantraniliprole (trade-marked as Cyazypyr) and conditional approval for two products combining cyantraniliprole and the neonicotinoid insecticide, thiamethoxam. The full approvals include the foliar insecticides, Benevia and Exirel, and the soil and seed treatment product, Verimark, which were granted conditional registrations in April (Agrow No 661, p 25). The PMRA also ...

Dow AgroSciences has received Canadian approval for its herbicide, Enlist Duo (2,4-D choline + glyphosate). It is the first country to register the herbicide for use on Dow’s genetically modified herbicide-tolerant Enlist crops. The Canadian authorities approved Enlist maize (DAS40278), which is tolerant to 2,4-D and aryloxyphenoxy propionate gramincides, and Enlist soybeans (DAS68416), which are tolerant to 2,4-D and glufosinate-ammonium, last year (Agrow No 651, p 23). Dow plans to ...

Sumitomo Chemical subsidiary Sumitomo Chemical Agro Seoul has launched the company’s rice herbicide, propyrisulfuron, in South Korea. This is the second national launch for the herbicide after it debuted in Japan in 2011 (Agrow No 618, p 26), where it is being sold in Japan under the brand names, Zeta-One and Megazeta. The company is launching herbicide mixture products in the two countries this year containing: propyrisulfuron + bromobutide; and propyrisulfuron + benzobicyclon. Sumitomo has ...

Sumitomo Chemical’s US subsidiary, Valent USA Corporation (Walnut Creek, California), has confirmed the US approval of its seed treatment, Rizolex (tolclofos-methyl 500 g/litre), for use on maize, sorghum, soybeans, cotton and sugar beet. It provides broad-spectrum control of soil-, seed-borne and seedling diseases including Rhizoctonia spp and Fusarium spp, the company notes. The EPA proposed the approval in December 2012 (Agrow No 655, p 21). Tolclofos-methyl is a new active ingredient in the ...

The US EPA proposes to approve US company Becker Underwood’s (now part of BASF) biochemical insecticidal seed treatment, Tariss (methyl jasmonate 0.037%), for the control of flea beetles on canola, rapeseed, mustard, safflowers, sunflowers and camelina (false flax). Methyl jasmonate is a new active ingredient that acts by inducing systemic acquired resistance. It is the principal derivative of the plant hormone, jasmonate. Methyl jasmonate is present in most fruit and is a regular part of the ...

The Brazilian technical commission for biosafety, the CTNBio, has voted by majority to confirm the approval of Monsanto’s genetically modified glyphosate-tolerant Roundup Ready 2 (NK603) maize. The move came in response to the consumer protection group, the Fórum Nacional de Entidades Civis de Defesa do Consumidor, which called for the product’s re-evaluation and the suspension of its commercialisation and use. That followed the findings of a 2012 French study that claimed the maize caused ...

Argentina has authorised the commercial planting of BASF’s and the Brazilian agricultural research corporation, the Embrapa’s, imidazolinone herbicide-tolerant (CV127) Cultivance soybeans. The Ministry of Agriculture granted the approval to BASF through Resolution 1109/2013. The companies aim nationwide launch of the soybeans in 2015, pending import approvals in key export markets, BASF told Agrow. No brand name has yet been adopted, but all products will carry the initials CV. The Embrapa and ...

The US EPA has established temporary tolerances for the use of the antibiotic, streptomycin, on grapefruit for the control of citrus canker (Xanthomonas citri). The tolerances are associated with an emergency exemption request from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The FDACS sought the exemption to allow usage on 54,000 acres (21,853 ha). Citrus canker was once limited to localised areas in Florida but it has become widespread after recent severe hurricane ...

The US EPA has proposed the approval of Becker Underwood’s (part of BASF) biofungicide, Integral (Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 5%), for use as a seed treatment. It is intended for use on crops such as tomatoes and carrots to induce systemic acquired resistance to fungal pathogens. The company applied for a tolerance exemption for all food commodities. The registration decision is subject to a 15-day public comment period ending May 28th. The Agency has approved Summit Chemical’s (Baltimore, ...