Sumitomo Chemical said its subsidiary Valent U.S.A. launched a seed treatment for soybeans in the United States called the Intego Suite System, containing an ethaboxam fungicide, Sumitomo’s active ingredient.
In recent years, demand for seed treatments has been expanding in the United States, the world’s largest market for these products. The ethaboxam fungicide is highly effective against diseases of various crops, such as downy mildew in vegetables and late blight in potatoes, and can be used in other applications such as foliar treatment and soil treatment.
特别是在种子处理方面，噻唑菌胺对腐霉菌和疫霉菌具有出色的杀菌性能，住友表示，噻唑菌胺在种子保护方面的活性是 30 年来首个针对腐霉菌和疫霉菌的新型种子处理杀菌剂。 Intego Suite System 还包含住友化学的噻虫胺杀虫剂。