Canada to ok fungicide Ipconazole

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is granting full registration for the sale and use of Ipconazole Technical Fungicide, Vortex FL Seed Treatment Fungicide, Rancona 3.8 FS Fungicide and Rancona Apex Fungicide, containing the technical grade active ingredient ipconazole, to protect against seedling and soil-borne diseases on small grain cereals and corn..

Ipconazole is a triazole fungicide used to control various fungal species. This active ingredient is used as a seed treatment on small grain cereals and corn to control smuts, bunts, leaf stripe and seed and seedling diseases caused by Fusarium spp., Cochliobolus sativus, Rhizoctonia solani, Rhizopus spp., Cladosporium spp., Aspergillus spp., and Penicillium spp. Ipconazole is classified as a Group 3 fungicide that inhibits sterol biosynthesis in fungi.

The PMRA has opened the public comments until January 25, 2014.