Adama Receives Mexican Approval for Nimitz

Adama announced that it has been granted Mexican regulatory approval to market Nimitz, its novel nematicide.

Nimitz is a non-fumigant new mode of action nematicide with unprecedented user safety and simplified application features, Adama said. Mexico is the fourth country globally to receive registration approval, after the United States, Israel and recently, Australia. Adama expects to obtain further registrations of Nimitz in additional countries and to expand the list of approved uses in susceptible crops.

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According to Adama, the product offers a highly effective and simple-to-use solution to farmers for the control of nematodes, along with a low toxicity and eco-toxicity profile compared to other alternatives currently on the market. The product has unprecedented safety characteristics amongst chemical nematicides, and it does not harm the populations of other organisms in the soil. The product is simple to use, and does not require the use of special protective clothing during application. It also allows for a significantly shorter waiting period between application and planting. In addition, it has been shown that the product is highly efficacious across diverse climatic zones in field trials conducted around the world.
Nimitz application options include simple use via drip-irrigation, and broadcast or banded spray application with mechanical incorporation. This means that most growers will not need additional application equipment nor require input from external contractors.

Nematodes are among the most destructive and problematic pests, causing growers an estimated annual yield losses of more than $100 billion worldwide. In addition to reducing crop yields, nematodes can affect the external appearance of the harvested crops, making them unattractive for retail consumers.

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