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 active ingredient in Syngenta’s fungicide, Zominex (zoxamide 240 g/litre) was incorrectly listed as owned by Dow AgroSciences in Agrow No 664, p 25. Zoxamide is owned by the US agrochemical company, Gowan (Yuma, Arizona). The company acquired the ai from Dow in 2008 (Agrow No 548, p 1). Gowan received approval for a 240 g/litre formulation of zoxamide as Zoxium in Italy last year. It is the only EU country where the formulation has been registered.

Syngenta has launched an oomycete fungicide twin-pack of Pergado (mandipropamid 250 g/litre) and Zominex (Dow AgroSciences’ zoxamide 240 g/litre), in Italy. Both are suspension concentrate formulations, and are marketed for use on grapevines, tomatoes and potatoes to control downy mildew at 0.5-0.6 litre/ha. The products are complementary and the pack is suitable for use as part of an IPM programme, Syngenta says. Pergado was approved in Italy in 2009 for use on the three crops and some ...

Bayer CropScience has presented its new fungicide from the “new” pyridinyl ethylbenzamide class, fluopyram. It is a broad-spectrum fungicide for the control of several diseases, including grey mould (Botrytis cinerea), powdery mildew, Sclerotinia spp and Monilia spp on more than 70 crops, Bayer says. They include grapevines, table grapes, pome and stone fruit, vegetables, and field crops. The company expects peak annual sales of more than €150 million ($196 million at the current ...