BASF’s Priaxor D fungicide has received federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration. A combination fungicide containing three modes of action, Priaxor D fungicide helps manage strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot in soybeans while providing plant health benefits including increased growth efficiency and stress tolerance.
Priaxor D fungicide will provide an option for growers in states experiencing high levels of strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot, including Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The product is a combination of F500 and Xemium fungicide, the same active ingredients as in Priaxor fungicide, combined with tetraconazole. The combination of these active ingredients can further increase the control of strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot in soybeans.
“Strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot is a major concern for growers, specifically in the Mid-South,” said Megan Andriankaja, Ph.D., Technical Market Specialist with BASF. “We are excited to introduce Priaxor D fungicide, the first three mode of action fungicide for soybean growers. Priaxor D fungicide will control a wide array of diseases, including strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot, and will provide Advanced Plant Health benefits to help maximize overall yield potential.”
In Mid-South field trials, soybean acres treated with Priaxor D fungicide had a 1.8 severity of strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot on a 10-point scale. Acres treated with Priaxor fungicide alone experienced a 3.5 disease severity. The untreated check experienced 7.0 disease severity, demonstrating the need to use an effective triazole to control strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot.
“The first step to managing strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot is to plant a soybean variety that is resistant to the disease,” said Andriankaja. “When resistant soybean varieties are planted in low-risk areas of resistance, BASF recommends a proactive application of Priaxor fungicide. In addition to controlling frogeye leaf spot, Priaxor fungicide controls other diseases, including Septoria brown spot, anthracnose and aerial web blight.”
State registrations for Priaxor D fungicide are expected in time for the 2015 growing season.