Recently, Corteva Agriscience announced that it will launch Floxcor specialty fungicide (active ingredient: fluoxastrobin) in the U.S. market for use on lawns and ornamental plants to expand its disease management product portfolio.
Floxcor inhibits spore germination and mycelium growth by interfering with the respiratory process of plant pathogenic fungi, and quickly enters the interior of the plant and spreads through the plant's vascular system (including xylem). After the plant roots absorb the active ingredients, they are transported through the xylem to stop fungal growth and prevent new infections. The product is resistant to rainwater 15 minutes after application.
Fluxcor has broad-spectrum activity and controls 28 foliar, stem and root diseases, including anthracnose, brown spot, mushroom rings, leaf spot, pythium and snow rot. It also prevents and treats coin spot under mild to moderate stress conditions. This product can be used on golf courses, greenhouses, nurseries, and lawns and landscapes and is an excellent choice as a base fungicide in lawn and ornamental plant disease management programs. When used in conjunction with Eagle® 20EW specialty fungicide, it can effectively control the most common diseases in the industry.
Fluxcor will be available in the U.S. professional turf and ornamental plant market by the end of 2023.
Fluoxastrobin is a third-generation methoxyacrylate fungicide discovered by Bayer CropScience in 1994. As a new systemic fungicide, fluoxastrobin has protective and therapeutic effects. Under the same conditions, fluoxastrobin is superior to similar products such as azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin and pyraclostrobin in terms of leaf penetration, cross-layer conduction and xylem conduction. Fluoxastrobin can be quickly absorbed by plants and evenly distributed throughout the plant through upward transmission, preventing the invasion of pathogens and improving plant immunity. At the same time, fluoxastrobin has both contact killing and long-lasting properties. In January 2017, its compound patents in major global markets expired.
Source: AgroPages
