DuPont to Add Lumisena Fungicide Seed Treatment

Posted by Dan Jacobs|15 March 2016

DuPont will add a new product to the DuPont Lumigen fungicide seed treatment line. Luminesa, helps improve crop establishment and stand uniformity through Phytophthora control in soybeans and downy mildew control for sunflower crops in the United States. The product still needs registration approval from EPA.

“Lumisena fungicide seed treatment will be the most advanced seed-applied technology to control Phytophthora in soybeans since the introduction of mefenoxam and metalaxyl,” said Mick Messman, director, DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise. “Once registered, Lumisena is expected to help growers protect their crops through effective control against the oomycete pathogens that reduce soybean and sunflower production due to Phytophthora and downy mildew infection in developing crops.”

“The true benefit in using Lumisena is in how it works,” said Messman. “In development trials, this remarkable product controlled oomycete infestation during multiple stages of the pathogen life cycle, resulting in healthier plants and greater crop efficiency.” Lumisena is expected to have a favorable environmental profile, given its ability to deliver highly effective pathogen control at extremely low use rates.