Health Canada to approve MustGrow Crop Biofumigant

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of MPT Mustard Seed Meal Technical and MustGrow Crop Biofumigant, containing the technical grade active ingredient oriental mustard seed meal, to suppress soil-borne Pythium spp., soil-borne Fusarium spp., verticillium wilt, and root knot nematodes on cannabis and industrial hemp grown outdoors, in greenhouses, indoors or in high tunnels.

An evaluation of available scientific information found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control products are acceptable.

Oriental mustard seed meal is the remainder of the seed tissue of oriental mustard seed (Brassica juncea) extracted for mustard oil. Oriental mustard seed meal contains high levels of glucosinolates, which hydrolyze into isothiocyanates. Oriental mustard seed meal is the active ingredient in the end-use product, MustGrow Crop Biofumigant, which is registered to suppress certain nematodes and soil-borne fungi on various field crops and outdoor ornamentals.

MustGrow Crop Biofumigant suppresses the listed soil-borne pathogens and nematodes on cannabis and industrial hemp grown outdoors, in greenhouses, indoors or in high tunnels.

MustGrow Crop Biofumigant is a biological product that will provide cannabis and hemp growers with an alternative fungicide product to manage certain soil-borne pests and root knot nematodes.