Excalia Max from Sumitomo Chemical receives new registrations in Brazil

Sumitomo Chemical has informed AgroPages exclusively that it just received approval to include grain and seed rot and soybean stem breakage in the label of its latest release, the Excalia Max fungicide (inpyrfluxam + tebuconazole). A cause for great concern and sleeplessness among farmers, especially in the Mato Grosso region, the disease significantly reduces productivity and leads to grain quality loss.

"This is a significant contribution to Brazilian soybean cultivation. The inclusion of these new targets makes the Excalia Max fungicide even more comprehensive," said Rafael Pereira, fungicide assets manager and leader of soybean cultivation at Sumitomo Chemical. He recalled that the product already controlled diseases such as Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi), target spot (Corynespora cassiicola), frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora kikuchii), and brown spot (Septoria glycines), the last two being end-of-cycle diseases. According to the manager, these new registrations are "an achievement for Sumitomo Chemical, which invested ten years in developing this solution." Furthermore, Pereira explained that the product will be a "partner to the farmer" in controlling these new anomalies, which can cause up to a 40% loss in production.

Rafael Pereira, fungicide assets manager and leader of soybean cultivation at Sumitomo Chemical

He characterized Excalia Max as having an "innovative composition," the only mixture of inpyrfluxam (a molecule brought to the market by Sumitomo Chemical) with tebuconazole. The product becomes versatile as it adapts to the main management systems and has been extensively field-tested, demonstrating an increase of around two soybean bags per hectare in the 22/23 harvest compared to the traditional fungicides currently used in the market. "Excalia Max is the main solution for combating the most impactful soybean pathogens. It is comprehensive and has become essential for Brazilian producers to protect themselves from these successive challenges, aiming for high productivity per hectare. We are facing a revolution in the field," Pereira stated.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)

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