BASF’s Coronet Fungicide Seed Treatment Approved

Matt Hopkins Posted by Matt Hopkins|24 June 2008

BASF received US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for its Coronet (boscalid + pyraclostrobin) brand fungicide seed treatment, according to a company release. Used on seed and seedlings in cotton as well as brassica, bulb, cucurbit, and legume vegetables, Coronet offers broad-spectrum preventive seed and seedling protection.

Specifically, BASF says the treatment offers protection against seedborne fungi causing seed decay, seedling damping off, and the soilborne pathogens Rhizoctonia solani, Penicillium spp., and Fusarium spp.

"Coronet helps control key seed and seedling diseases from the start, while improving plant stress tolerance," said Craig Lindholm, marketing manager, Seed Treatments at BASF U.S. Crop Protection.

Coronet applications to seed can be followed by foliar use of fungicides containing boscalid, pyraclostrobin, or both, including Cabrio, Endura, Headline, and Pristine brand fungicides, as specified on the product labels.

In addition to registration on vegetables and cotton, Coronet is also labeled for use on soybeans and sunflowers.

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