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IR-4 National Meeting Sept 2007. Nichino America Inc. Jim Adams, Manager, Product Development Marie Maks-Regulatory Affairs Manager Web site: www.nichino.net. ET® Herbicide/Defoliant (Pyraflufen-Ethyl) . Commercial Brands. ET® 2.5 % EC Edict ® 2% SC Venue ® 2SC Octane Venue.
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IR-4 National Meeting Sept 2007 Nichino America Inc. Jim Adams, Manager, Product Development Marie Maks-Regulatory Affairs Manager Web site: www.nichino.net
Commercial Brands • ET® 2.5 % EC • Edict ® 2% SC • Venue ® 2SC • Octane • Venue
Structure/Activity • Chemical Name: ethyl 2-chloro-5-[4-chloro-(5-difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-fluorophenoxyacetate • CAS Number: 129630-19-9 • Formula: C15H13Cl2F3N2O4 • Molecular Weight: 413.18 • Common Name: Pyraflufen-ethyl • Code Number: ET-751 • Trade Name: ET • Mode of Action: Protox inhibitor • 30 day plantback based on confined crop rotation study; very quick degradation in environment seen in field soil dissipation studies
Use Pattern • Generally used in mixtures • Defoliants • Glyphosate • 2,4-D • SU’s • Others • Fallow/Eco-fallow • Pre-plant / Post-harvest weed control • Post directed weed control (cotton) • Cotton Defoliation
ET Broadens Adoption of IPM Chemistry: Structure different from other protox inhibitors Excellent activity on morningglory, Amaranthus spp., wild buckwheat, Russian thistle, prickly lettuce and field bindweed, as well as other broadleaf weeds Controls ALS-resistant kochia, hemp sesbania, and tall water hemp Used in place of tribufos and in combination with defoliants and desiccants in cotton.
2008/9 Expected Section 3 • In-crop use in wheat, corn, soybeans (ET® 2.5 EC) • Tolerances mid-2008, commercial launch 2009 • Pasture / rangeland mid-2008 (Edict® SC) • Probable launch 2008 • Excellent activity mixed with 2,4-D against leafy spurge for grass release programs in the western USA
Future label additions • Preplant to all major annual crops (ET) • Post-bloom use in TNV (Venue)
IR-4 Interests • Hops (WA) • Sesame oil Priority C (TX) • Watercress Priority C (FL) • Leafy greens ( ) Priority ?
Nichino America Inc. Website: www.nichino.net