Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd
Important milestone for Syngenta's new IZM fungicide
09/02/2010
Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd has announced the achievement of an important milestone in the development of its major new fungicide IZM (isopyrazam) in the UK.
IZM is undergoing development by Syngenta as a next generation foliar fungicide in cereals and other crops, says the company’s UK cereal fungicide manager, Rod Burke.
The important diseases of Septoria tritici and rust in wheat, plus Rhynchosporium, net blotch and Ramularia in barley, are all key targets for its development, he says, with testing showing it to provide repeatedly high yield responses and long-lasting control.
Now, the company has heard about its progress through the official registration system, he adds.
“At the 361st meeting of the ACP (Advisory Committee on Pesticides) held on January 26, the ACP agreed that Ministers should be advised to grant provisional approval for isopyrazam in wheat and barley in the UK,” reports Mr Burke.
“This completes the first stage in the registration of isopyrazam in Europe and is an important step, hopefully, towards the introduction of isopyrazam-containing products to the UK.
“The granting of provisional approval for isopyrazam enables the next step in the development of the isopyrazam family to progress. This will include the evaluation of our co-formulation of isopyrazam with the fungicide cyprodinil for broad-spectrum disease control in barley, and we hope to be able to provide further news on the progress of the isopyrazam family in the near future.”
During its testing, Mr Burke says findings have shown IZM to provide extended green leaf retention of 7 - 10 days. Green area, he adds, is a key driver for yield.
“In addition, scientific studies relating to its chemical structure have allowed us to shed light on why it has given such improved results. These relate to the way it binds both to the fungus and to the surface leaf wax. Further results on these binding properties will be made available as evaluations progress.”
