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Lentil fungicide gets expanded label

Published: November 25, 2024

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Field peas.

Corteva this summer picked up an expanded label for its Zetigo PRM fungicide — a Group 21 product which, you may recall, had a soft launch last summer for use against diseases such as ascochyta blight and anthracnose, but in lentils only.

The product had its full launch this year and Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has now approved Zetigo for use also in field peas, chickpeas and faba beans.

Zetigo’s active ingredient, Adavelt active, was also launched last year, billed as “a novel target site of action with no cross-resistance to other modes of action, making it a strong resistance management tool.”

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