Biofungicide with exclusive microorganism registers highest number of targets

Brazilian company Vittia presented the Bio-Imune multisite biopesticide, formulated and based on Bacillus subtilis BV02 – an exclusive microorganism of the company.

According to the manufacturer, it is a 100% Brazilian technology with the″largest number of proven targets in the country for the management of diseases that cause spots and rot.″

According to Vittia, the product also has″one of the widest actions on the soybean crop, of all products available on the world market.″

Bio-Imune attests to its efficacy as both fungicide and bactericide, and combats 14 targets, according to them.

Among them, are the causes of anthracnose, target spot, white mold, and Asian soybean rust, in addition to an extensive list of other targets that cause diseases in this and other crops.

"Bio-Imune prevents the germination of fungi and bacteria, inhibits them from feeding, and provides the plant with lipopeptides that destroy the cell wall of these pathogens, leading them to death," said Cibele Medeiros, Vittia's Market Development manager, and a specialist in biological products.

Cibele Medeiros, Vittia's Market Development manager, and a specialist in biological products

In addition, it provided″other substances that invigorate the plants and activate defense genes, making them more resistant,″she added.

Another benefit provided by Bio-Imune is its broad spectrum of action against different pathogens, such as biotrophic fungi (rusts and powdery mildew), hemibiotrophic (Colletotrichum sp.), necrotrophic (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), and bacteria (Xanthomonas sp. Pseudomonas sp.).

″Bearing in mind that these groups of pathogens attack the soybean crop at different stages, and often simultaneously, it is the only and indicated solution for the entire soybean development cycle. Even during flowering, it does not offer toxicological risks to pollinators,″ Vittia's manager added.

″In addition to the environmental gain, the excellent cost-benefit for the producer is clear. Bio-Imune represents a gain in soy quality and productivity, both by combating diseases and by physiological stimuli and other benefits to the plant,″Medeiros said.

″It is a valuable ally in integrated management, which is completed with strategies such as seed treatment and the choice of good quality cultivars, sanitary void, and crop rotation, in addition to chemical inputs,″ the Vittia specialist said in conclusion.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)

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