Adama extends crop protection range with new PGR actives in the UK market

To broaden the range of tools available to growers, crop protection company Adama has added two plant growth regulator (PGR) active ingredients – rinexapac-ethyl and chlormequat – to its expanding range of agrochemicals.

The actives are registered for use on a selection of spring and winter arable crops, with the trinexapac-ethyl formulation intended for spring and winter barley, durum wheat, grassland (seed crop), oats, rye, triticale, and spring and winter wheat, while the chlormequat formulation is registered for use on winter barley, oats, and spring and winter wheat.

Both active ingredients were marketed by Adama prior to the Syngenta Group merger, when they were divested to third parties as part of the merger process with an agreement that prevented Adama from selling them in the UK market for a period of five years.

Given that the five-year period has now concluded, Adama is free to re-commercialise the products starting from 16th March 2023.

Commenting on the updated portfolio, product manager Jonny Oosthuizen said: ″With the addition of these two well-known active ingredients, we are amplifying our already significant range of ethephon-based plant growth regulators to provide ADAMA’s customers with a broader range of tools with which cereal growers can effectively and efficiently manage their crops.

″As part of our portfolio growth plans, we will be looking to develop new co-formulations of both actives and will be conducting trials to assess the efficacy of ADAMA’s unique and performance enhancing formulation of trinexapac-ethyl against other standard formulations,″ he revealed.

″We look forward to updating our trade customers and growers accordingly.″