Recently, Syngenta announced that it is developing a new soybean and cotton seed treatment Victrato®. This product is planned to be launched on the U.S. market in 2025 and will be mainly used to control nematodes and various crop diseases.
Victrato uses the new SDHI active ingredient cyclobutrifluram, which can effectively control adults, larvae and eggs of soybean cyst nematode, root-knot nematode, reniform nematode and other nematodes. Its high activity can also inhibit the occurrence of various diseases such as sudden death syndrome (SDS) and cotton root rot (CRR), and can early inhibit the occurrence of leaf diseases such as frogeye leaf spot, target spot, and brown spot. . Additionally, this product does not harm beneficial organisms.
The launch of Victrato will enrich Syngenta's seed treatment product portfolio and is an important tool for growers to combat early season threats and increase yields. Its listing also reflects Syngenta's continued investment in innovative sustainable planting protection technologies.
Cyclobutrifluram; development code: A22417; trade name: Tymirium®) is a new generation of succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicide successfully launched by Syngenta over a period of more than 10 years. The International Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) classifies cyclobutrifluram as Group C2 (FRAC code: 7), phenylcyclobutylpyridinamide structural type. The International Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) classifies it as a Group N-3 nematicide.
Cyclobutrifluram is broad-spectrum and highly effective, providing long-lasting protection against elusive but devastating nematodes and soil-borne diseases, especially Fusarium spp. This product not only protects plant roots from attack, but can also be transmitted to the above-ground parts of the plant to prevent and control early-stage diseases.
