EPA Gives BASF Full Registration Of New Fungicide
21 December 2010 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., United States—BASF Crop Protection received full registration rights from the U.S. EPA to use their Vivando fungicide. The new fungicide is meant for control of powdery mildew in wine, table and raisin grapes, according to the company.
“Vivando will be an important addition to the grape grower’s disease control arsenal,” said William Strickland, BASF Vivando marketing manager in a prepared statement. “The active ingredient, metrafenone, is the first fungicide to be developed in its chemical class, giving growers a new way to fight yield-robbing powdery mildew.”
Metrafenone, the first fungicide to be developed from the benzophenone chemical class. The active ingredient is lipophilic, and as such, it is very easily absorbed into the waxy cuticle layer that surrounds the exterior cells of a plant to prevent water loss.
Vivando fungicide provides growers the flexibility to apply any time from pre-bloom to pre-harvest, according to the company.
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