FMC Gets EPA Approval for New Fungicide

Posted by |3 April 2013

The U.S. EPA has granted registration for FMC’s Fracture, a fungicide for use on grapes, stone fruit, strawberries and tomatoes. Fracture is used for the prevention and management of diseases such as powdery mildew, botrytis and brown rot blossom blight.

BLAD, the multi-site active ingredient in Fracture, coats fungal cell walls and deforms chitin structures. According to FMC, within an hour of exposure, Fracture covers the fungal cell membrane, preventing the absorption of nutrients, cell wall synthesis and cellular division. After four hours of exposure, the fungal cell can no longer reproduce, and within eight hours, the fungal cell is dead. Fracture features a four hour re-entry interval and a zero day pre-harvest interval, making it possible for growers to spray and harvest within the same day.

“Fracture introduces a new mode of action that is not defined by the current Fungicide Resistance Action Committee codes,” said Rick Ekins, FMC Agricultural Products North America senior product manager. “Resistance management is such an important part of disease control, and Fracture in a rotation program ensures growers they are getting control in an entirely new way.”

For more information on FMC crop protection products, visit www.FMCcrop.com.