BASF launches Imtrex® Flowable for field crops on October 1
- New SDHI fungicide highly effective against wheat rust
- Powered by BASF’s innovative active ingredient Xemium® (fluxapyroxad)
- Excellent translaminar efficacy and systemic action provide both preventive and curative effects
Tokyo, Japan – October 1, 2019 – BASF is launching Imtrex Flowable, its innovative new fungicide for field crops, on October 1. This new solution is highly effective in preventing and treating such diseases in field crops as rust disease and snow mold in wheat, as well as leaf rot and root rot in beet, which impact many farmers in Hokkaido.
Imtrex Flowable is a fungicide belonging to the SDHI family, and contains Xemium, an innovative active ingredient developed by BASF. With almost no other SDHI fungicides on the market to control wheat rust, Imtrex Flowable provides growers in Hokkaido with a valuable new means of controlling outbreaks of resistant crop diseases.
With its excellent translaminar efficacy and systemic action, Xemium is quickly and strongly absorbed and spread to other parts of the plant untouched by the initial application. In addition, any active ingredient that isn’t taken up immediately by the plant binds itself to the leaf’s surface to be absorbed gradually, resulting in excellent residual effect that provides long lasting protection of crops against disease outbreaks.
"With its superior properties, the active ingredient exerts both preventive and curative effects to provide stable disease control in field crops. In addition, this new fungicide product provides growers with an important new option for control of rust disease of wheat," said Shinsuke Noda, Vice Director, Marketing, Agricultural Solutions, BASF Japan.
About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division
With a rapidly growing population, the world is increasingly dependent on our ability to develop and maintain sustainable agriculture and healthy environments. Working with farmers, agricultural professionals, pest management experts and others, it is our role to help make this possible. That’s why we invest in a strong R&D pipeline and broad portfolio, including seeds and traits, chemical and biological crop protection, soil management, plant health, pest control and digital farming. With expert teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we connect innovative thinking and down-to-earth action to create real world ideas that work – for farmers, society and the planet. In 2018, our division generated sales of €6.2 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or any of our social media channels.
About BASF in Japan
BASF has been a committed partner to Japan since 1888. BASF operates 23 production sites in Japan, including 16 admixture plants of the construction chemicals division. In addition, BASF maintains a strong research and development presence in Japan, with facilities in Amagasaki, Yokohama, Chigasaki, and Naruto. As of the end of 2018, BASF employed 1,138 employees in Japan, and recorded sales of about €1.8 billion to customers in the country. Further information is available on the Internet at www.basf.com/jp.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 122,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €63 billion in 2018. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.
