Thursday, January 22, 2026

fungicide

MU research shows fungicides in R3 soybeans boost yield, reduce disease

Three years of research in the “MU Certified” Strip Trial Program shows that applying fungicides to soybean at the R3 growth stage reduces foliar disease and increases yield. University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette said the results come...

Gowan Co. acquires holding company that controls Isagro

Gowan Co. has closed an agreement to purchase all the capital of Piemme S.r.l. from Giorgio Basile and other shareholders, representing 99.9% of the corporate capital in Piemme. Piemme S.r.l. is the indirect controlling shareholder of Isagro S.p.A. The...

EPA approves fungicide premix with proprietary nanotechnology

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered AZterknot fungicide from Vive Crop Protection for use on a wide array of crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, rice and soybeans.  It is a premix of a traditional fungicide, azoxystrobin, and a biological, an...

EPA approves Bayer Delaro Complete fungicide premix

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Delaro Complete premix fungicide from Bayer for use on soybeans and corn. It contains three active ingredients — prothioconazole, fluopyram and trifloxystrobin — Fungicide Resistance Action Committee Groups 3, 7 and 11, respectively,...

BASF introduces three new seed treatments for 2021

With the recent registration by the Environmental Protection Agency, BASF has introduced three new seed treatments for soybeans: Vault IP Plus, Poncho XC  and Relenya. They will be available through local retailers for the 2021 season, according to a...

UK to continue research into surprising yield bump

University of Kentucky researchers are studying the reasons behind an unexpected yield increase that appeared in a doctoral student’s soybean research. Katherine Rod, UK doctoral student, was studying intensive management practices in double-crop soybeans under the advisement of Carrie Knott,...

BASF hopes to launch new fungicide this summer

BASF hopes to launch a new triazole fungicide labeled for 17 crops in the United States this summer that will be branded under various names, depending on the crop. The introduction hinges on Environmental Protection Agency registration. BASF officials made...

BASF plans to launch biofungicide seed treatment

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Velondis, a biological fungicide seed treatment that BASF initially will label for soybeans. A key part of the product is based on research conducted by the University of Delaware into a specific strain of...

EPA registers fungicide premix from Bayer

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Delaro fungicide, a premix of two products, from Bayer CropScience for use on soybeans and corn. It is registered in most states except for Utah, California and Alaska. The premix contains the active ingredients...

ChemChina, Syngenta agree to divest 3 pesticides

ChemChina and Swiss-based Syngenta AG have agreed to divest three types of pesticides to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed merger would harm competition in several U.S. markets. The European Union made a similar announcement concerning the mergers...

Valent plans expansion at Leland, Miss., research facility

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Valent U.S.A. plans to expand its research facility in Leland, Miss., as well as build a new facility near Champaign, Ill. The investments are part of a wide-scale global research initiative announced earlier this month by...

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