BASF’s Zampro fungicide received US registration

By CnAgri2012-09-18 19:06:09 Print BASF announced that Zampro® fungicide received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration. Vegetable, grape and hops growers now have a new mode of action for managing downy mildew and Phytophthora blight (crown rot) on their crops.

Zampro fungicide is a multi-site preventative fungicide containing a unique new chemistry. Labeled crops include: cucurbits, leaf vegetables, grape, fruiting and bulb vegetables, potato and hops.

"With its new chemical class, Zampro fungicide offers an excellent tool for successful resistance management," said Katherine Walker, BASF Technical Service Representative . "It’s effective, easy to use, and will help ensure reliable crop quality and yield – and thus will be adding to growers’ confidence and convenience."

Zampro fungicide is a premix combination of ametoctradin - a new mode of action - and dimethomorph. It is designed specifically to protect crops against oomycete diseases such as downy mildews, Phytophthora infestans and Phytophthora capsici. Multi-year research results prove the effectiveness of Zampro fungicide, showing when applied preventatively, it has excellent action against oomycete pathogens.

Zampro fungicide can be applied at a maximum of three applications per season with no more than two consecutive applications. Best results are achieved with Zampro fungicide as a preventative application.