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BASF introduces new fungicide fluxapyroxad
Oct. 16, 2013
Fluxapyroxad, a member of the carboxamide family, will be at the core of two new BASF products: Xzemplar, a solo high-end boutique fungicide, and Lexicon Intrinsic, which teams the AI up with the company’s plant health chemistry, pyraclostrobin.
In a nutshell, BASF’s new chemistry – pronounced “flux-a-py-rox-ad” – disrupts the energy supply and biosynthesis of essential building blocks within a number of fungal diseases that attack turf, primarily dollar spot and brown path. The chemistry is absorbed into the grass leaf’s waxy layer and transported throughout the plant. According to trial results, fluxapyroxad has shown 14-28 day control against dollar spot and brown path, and it showed excellent results as both a preventative and curative measure against various turf fungal diseases and with better overall and residual control. In addition, the chemistry showed impressive results again large patch, gray and pink snow molds, summer patch, and even algae. In total, trials have shown fluxapyroxad effective against at least 26 fungal diseases.
Clemson’s Dr. S. Bruce Martin, who conducted many of the initial field trials, says it’s exciting to see some new chemistry effective against dollar spot and brown patch. “It gets dollar spot under control real fast,” he says, “and I test on Crenshaw Bent, which is a dollar spot magnet.”
BASF expects to officially launch the product in Orlando at the 2014 Golf Industry Show, and it’s expected to be available for sale in April 2014. Pricing was not yet available.
Source: Golf Course Industry
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