Syngenta to debut sedaxane in Canada

Syngenta plans to introduce four seed treatments based on the fungicide, sedaxane, in Canada in July following their recent approval. The products will be sold under the Vibrance brand for use on small-grain cereals, soybeans and canola. “Syngenta is incorporating Vibrance into a number of its market-leading seed treatments, further enhancing their protection and vigour capabilities,” says Mitch Reid, seed care asset lead for Syngenta Canada.

 

The fungicidal seed treatment, Vibrance XL (sedaxane + difenoconazole + metalaxyl-M), and the fungicide/insecticide, Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals (sedaxane + difenoconazole + metalaxyl-M + thiamethoxam), control a range of seed- and soil-borne diseases of cereals, including “best-in-class Rhizoctonia control”, Syngenta says.

Helix Vibrance (sedaxane + difenoconazole + metalaxyl-M + fludioxonil + thiamethoxam) is for use on canola to control insect pests and diseases such as Rhizoctonia spp, Fusarium spp, Pythium spp and seed-borne Alternaria spp. Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Beans (sedaxane + metalaxyl-M + fludioxonil + thiamethoxam) is for pest and disease control on soybeans.

Sedaxane is a pyrazole-carboxamide fungicide that acts as a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor. It is the first active ingredient that Syngenta has developed specifically as a seed treatment. The company introduced sedaxane in combination with difenoconazole, fludioxonil and thiamethoxam, as Vibrance, for use on cereals in Argentina last year ( Agrow No 616, p 25). A US registration decision has been scheduled for mid-2012 ( Agrow No 628, p 17).