CropChem launched herbicide that combines Imazapyr and Imazapic in Brazil

The Brazilian company CropChem announced to AgroPages the launch of Verdum WG, a herbicide that combines the actives Imazapyr and Imazapic.

With conditional selectivity in Clearfield cultivars and systemic action, it focuses on the management of difficult-to-control invaders and can be applied from needlepoint to tillering, before and after weed emergence. The broad spectrum also allows it to be effective on broadleaf weeds such as Angiquinho (Aeschynomene denticulata) and grasses such as Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli). The absorption of Verdum WG can happen either through the leaves or through the roots of the invasive plant. In addition, it performs a rapid translocation through the xylem and phloem, responsible for the conduction of sap in the plant stem.

For Rodrigo Leão, director of CropChem, this guarantees efficiency in the control of red rice: ″This herbicide has shown good results in CL (Clearfield) irrigated rice, consolidating its effectiveness for those seeking to control red rice and other invaders. ″.

Red rice (Oryza sativa) is a consolidated threat in rice plantations. According to studies, it can decrease productivity by more than 64%. In addition to losses in production quantity, the presence of this weed directly affects the quality of rice grains.

According to Leão, although red rice is easy to identify, it becomes dangerous due to the difficulty in handling it, as it is the same species as cultivated rice.

″There are many similarities between the weed and rice, both morphologically and physiologically. This can make controlling them a challenge. With the lack of management or even the choice of inappropriate products, the farmer will have productivity problems″, says Rodrigo. In this sense, rural producers must choose solutions that are effective against red rice.

CropChem is a fully Brazilian company that develops and sells pesticides that offer herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. In addition, it develops product portfolios aimed at Brazil's main crops, such as soybeans, corn, and rice.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)