Xianzhengda launches its second triflumidin product in Brazil, achieving dual control of soybean nematodes and foliar diseases.

Published 2025년 11월 12일

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Core tip: According to a report by the World Agrochemical Network Chinese website, recently, Syngenta officially launched VICTRATO® seed treatment in Brazil, with the active ingredient trifluridinamide, specifically developed to address the increasing nematode pressure in Brazil. According to data jointly collected by Syngenta, the agricultural consulting agency Agroconsult, and the Brazilian Nematology Society, over 90% of soil samples nationwide tested positive for nematodes, resulting in an annual economic loss of approximately 27.7 billion reais (about 5.17 billion U.S. dollars) to the soybean production system, significantly eroding the profitability of the producing areas.

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VICTRATO® is Syngenta's second triflumamide product launched in Brazil, which, through an internal absorption and conduction mechanism, simultaneously controls underground nematode populations and early-season foliar pathogen complexes during the seedling development stage. The formulation is active against various nematodes such as soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines), root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.), and reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis), and also provides control against early foliar diseases such as powdery mildew, septoria leaf spot, target spot, Ramularia leaf blight, and Bipolaris leaf spot. Additionally, it can control soil-borne fungal pathogens such as Fusarium spp., Macrophomina phaseolina, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Apart from preventive measures, management options for these diseases are limited. In validation trials conducted in the northern regions of Goiás and Mato Grosso, plots treated with VICTRATO® showed an average yield increase of ...

Source: Foodmate