BASF: Pesticides Registered & Launched in 2014

Date:02-20-2015

According to AgroPages’ available news resources, 2014 saw totally 81 pesticide registrations worldwide including 60 single active ingredient products and 8 mixture products. In 2014 there were totally 62 pesticide varieties being released to market including 34 single active ingredient products and 28 mixture products. Multinationals played major roles in the registrations and new product releases. Here is a summary and analysis of the key products from BASF Crop Protection that registered or launched in 2014 in different categories.

Pesticides registered in 2014
Trade name	Active ingredient	Use	Country
Fungicides
Adexar	fluxapyroxad	spring and winter barley crops	UK & New Zealand
Caramba	metconazole	suppress certain foliar fungal diseases on cereal crops, soybeans and sugarbeets	Canada
Merivon & Priaxor	pyraclostrobin+fluxapyroxad	almonds crop; canola, pulses, corn, soybeans and flax	USA & Canada
Sercadis®	fluxapyroxad	rice	USA
Vivando SC	metrafenone	control powdery mildew on grapes	Canada
Xanthion™ In-furrow	pyraclostrobin+Bacillus subtilis MBI 600	control soilborne diseases and provides improved cold tolerance	USA
Herbicides
Heat® LQ	saflufenacil	dandelion, volunteer canola, cleavers and kochia	Canada
Outlook	dimethenamid-p	control green, yellow and giant foxtail, smooth and large crabgrass	Canada
Sharpen	saflufenacil	rice	USA
Insecticides /Acaricides & Miticides /Nematicide
-	metaflumizone	potatoes, tomatoes and peppers	Europe
Nealta™	cyflumetofen	pome fruits, grape, strawberry, and tomato	USA

Pesticides launched in 2014
Trade name	Active ingredient	Use	Country
Fungicides
Priaxor	pyraclostrobin+fluxapyroxad	canola, pulses, corn, soybeans and flax	Canada
Insecticides
Trelona Compressed Termite Bait	novaluron	control of termites	USA
Fastac® Duo	acetamiprid+alpha-cypermethrin	rice and soybean	Brazil