Canada to approve ISK's fungicide isofetamid

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed the approval of Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha's fungicide isofetamid to control various Botrytis and Sclerotinia diseases on grape, lettuce (head and leaf), rapeseed, low growing berry and turfgrass on golf courses and sod farms. Isofetamid is a broad-spectrum fungicide belonging to the SDHI (Succinate DeHydrogenase Inhibitors) group, with both preventative and curative properties. The end-use product is isofetamid 400SC (400g/l suspension concentrate ) as a foliar treatment. PMRA also proposed the MRLs (maximum residue limits) for this ais, which are the same as corresponding tolerances to be promulgated in the US. The public comment period is till October 13th.