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CPMJanIndexed

31January2002-IssueNo146

"Click（orCTRL+click）onthepagenumbertoreachthearticle"

COMPETITIONHOTSUPINUKCEREALFUNGICIDEMARKET3

RemoteSensinginAgriculture5

Cropareasandyield5

Infraredimagesandradar5

Interferenceproblems5

Remotesensinginpractice6

Marketinggrowthfactors6

EuropeanNewsandMarkets7

EUREMOTESENSINGPROJECT7

SYNGENTASETTLESSPATWITHBAYER7

WOODMACKENZIEBUY-OUT7

MICROBIODEVELOPMENTS8

NUFARMDROPSCFPINAMETAG8

COLUMACONFERENCEPOSTSCRIPTS8

Resistantweedmanagementguide8

Productsunderdevelopment9

ECCA’spesticidedirectiveconcerns9

Glyphosatecriticaltestcase9

TOPNIABAWARDFOROPTICINUK9

ACANTOAPPROVEDINUK10

UKVEGETABLECONFERENCE10

Fasttrackapprovalsneeded10

Amistarbenefitsinvegetables10

Weedcontrolproblemslikely10

BAYER’SNEWUKWEBSITE11

MELCHETTQUITSGREENPEACE11

AmericanNewsandMarkets12

SYNGENTA&XENCORCOLLABORATE12

FRANKLINAWARDFORCHILTON12

EDENSALESDISAPPOINTMENT12

CLOPYRALIDCOMPOSTINGPROBLEMS13

ALMONDPGRAPPROVED13

AGRAQUESTLICENSINGDEAL13

CERTISTOACQUIREECOGENASSETS13

NEWEXELIXISMILESTONES14

SDIDEVELOPMENTS14

OtherNewsandMarkets15

COMPUGENSETSUPAGBIOTECHARM15

METHYLBROMIDECONFERENCE15

AGCHEMFORUMINNETHERLANDS15

SEMIOCHEMICALSSEMINAR16

OTHERNEWS16

COMPETITIONHOTSUPINUKCEREALFUNGICIDEMARKET

UKfarmerswillbespoiltforchoicethisyearfortheircerealfungicideneedsastheybenefitfromaccesstonewproductsbasedonBASF’sF500（pyraclostrobin）andSyngenta’spicoxystrobin.Othersuppliersarealsomakingtheirproductofferingsasattractiveaspossibletomaintaintheirpositionsinwhatwillbeaverycompetitivemarket.BASFreceiveditsfirstEuropeanapprovalintheUKforOpera（133g/lF500+50g/lepoxiconazole）latelastyearandistargetingtheproductforapplicationsatthemainT1andT2timingsincereals（CPMNovember2001）.SyngentareceivedofficialapprovalintheUKjustdaysagofromthePesticidesSafetyDirectorate（PSD）forAcanto（250g/lSCpicoxystrobin）justintimeforafullcommerciallaunchincerealsthisyear.

LastyearwasadifficultoneforUKcerealgrowerswithpooryieldsandgrowingconditions.Thisyear’scropsarewelladvancedandlookinginexcellentshapebutarelikelytobesubjecttohighdiseasepressure.Farmadvisorshavedifferingviewsabouthowcerealfungicidescanbemosteffectivelyused,duemainlytotheverywidechoiceofcerealvarieties,productsandprogrammesavailable.MostfarmersarelikelytotryoutOperaandAcantoonatleastpartoftheircerealholdings.

KeithNorman,headofR&DatUKfarmmanagementcompany,Velcourt（seeEuropeanMarkets）,regardsstrobilurinsasstraight“superfungicides”andisscepticalaboutpastclaimsoftheireffectsonplantphysiology.Heregardsvarietyasthekeyfactorindiseasecontrol,withhigh-yieldingfeedwheatsrespondingbesttofungicideprogrammes.Heconsidersthatthelowerthediseasepressureis,thelessimportantthetriazolefungicidecomponentbecomes.Velcourt’strialsworkshowedyieldincreasesin1999and2000of15-16%fromtheuseofstrobilurinproducts,butonly3%in2001whendiseasepressureswereverylow.

AccordingtoDavidJones（ADASRosemaund）,SeptoriatriticihasbeenthenumberonediseasetargetforUKwheattreatmentsformanyyearsnow.Mildewiscommonbutnoteconomicallysoimportant,asareyellowrustandeyespot.Inbarley,Rhynchosporiumhasbeenthemaintargetoverthelast3-4years,althoughtenyearsagobrownrustwasthemostimportant.Brownruststillposeswidespreadproblemsinbarley,asdonetblotchandeyespot.

NeilWaddingham,cerealfungicideproductmanageratBayer,isrecommendingathree-spraystrategy（GS31-32/39/59）inwinterwheatcropsthisyear,with“strobpower”atT1andT2timings.HeseesTwist（trifloxystrobin）asastrongandcost-effectivecompetitorforboththeexistingandthenewstrobilurinproducts,withits“doseflexibility”animportantfactor.MrWaddinghamreckonsthattheoptimummarginfromTwistcomesathalfrateapplications,1litre/ha,whichcosts£19-20/ha（US27-28/ha）.FarmsurveyworkindicatedthattheaveragerateofTwistusedin2000intheUKwas0.8litres/ha.

Bayer’sacquisitionoftheformerNovartistrifloxystrobinbusinessishelpingthecompanypreparethegroundfortwonewfungicidesitisdeveloping.MrWaddinghamtoldCPMthattheseareduetoreachthemarketafter2004.OneisaverybroadspectrumDMIfungicidethatwillbepresentintheso-calledJAUrangeofproducts.Theotherisastrobilurinfungicide,withhighactivityagainsteyespot（bothstrains）,SeptoriatriticiandearFusarium,whichwillbedevelopedintheHECrangeofproducts.

Syngenta’sAcantolookssettomakeasignificantimpactinitsfirstyearontheUKmarket.Brandmanager,ErwanStrullu,seesAcantoasproviding“anewearlyseasonfoundationforyieldandqualityinwheatandbarley”.Theproduct’sperformanceinbarleyisoutstanding,especiallyforcontrolofnetblotchandRhynchosporium,butalsoforRamularia,agrowingprobleminIrelandandNorthernEurope.

DrJeremyGodwin,seniorpathologistatSyngenta’sUKresearchcentreatJealott’sHill,seesthemainbenefitsofAcantocomingfromT1treatments,whenitisnotknownjusthowmuchdiseaseisinthecrop.ThecurativeandpreventiveactivityofAcanto,combinedwithitsgoodredistributioncharacteristics,makesitastrongperformer（CPM,November2001）.DrGodwinlikenstheeffectsofpicoxystrobinontheenergyprocessesoffungito“cuttingtheleadfromthebatterytothecarengine”.The“latentperiod”beforeSeptoriainfectionsbecomevisibleinwheatis14-42days.Picoxystrobincangiveover14dayscurativeactivitywhenthelatentperiodis35days,makingitbetterthanotherstrobilurinsbutnotasgoodastriazoles.Acantoisbestusedinmixtures,saysBethHall,Syngenta’sUKfungicidetechnicalmanager,withthechoiceofpartnerdependingonthediseaserisksandproblems.Unix（cyprodinil）isagoodpartnerproductwhereeyespotcontrolisneeded.

RemoteSensinginAgriculture

TheSocietyofChemicalIndustry（SCI）’sAgricultureandEnvironmentGroupheldaseminarinLondonon15JanuaryentitledApplicationsofRemoteSensinginAgriculture（www.soci.org）.Speakersoutlinedtherecentdevelopmentsinusingsatellite,airborneortractor-mountedimagestomonitorcropareas,cropperformanceandopportunitiesforprovidingdecisionsupportinnutrientmanagementandcropprotection.CPM’scorrespondent,BruceKnight,reportsontheevent,whichwaschairedbyDrJohnStaffordofSilsoeSolutions.

Cropareasandyield

Anumberofpaperscoveredthelatestthinkinginhowtomeasurecropareasthroughsatelliteimagerytechniquesandtopredictyieldsonbehalfofgovernmentagenciesandthoseconcernedwithinternationalcropforecasts.Theseminaralsogaveavaluableinsightintoexactlyhowfartheopportunitiesforusingremotesensingaspartofa“precisionfarmingtoolkit”havebeendevelopingandtowhatextentitsadoptionwillhaveanimpactontheuseofagrochemicalsinEurope.

UnlikeothertechnologieswhichgivesupportforspatiallyvariablecroptreatmentssuchasGPSsoiloryieldmapping,imageryhasthepotentialtogiveinformationthatcanbeusedinthecurrentcropseasonona“realtime”basis.Virtuallyalloftheeffortswithimagingsofarhavebeenforcereals.

Infraredimagesandradar

PeterDampney,ADAS,Boxworth,reportedonopticalsensingworkcarriedoutunderaLINKprogramme,SPARTAN,aprivate/publicsectorinitiativesupportedbytheUKgovernment.Opticalimagerymethodsarepotentiallyvaluableinhelpingtotargetareasofpoorcropperformance.TheprojectwashoweverlookingtodefinequantitativelycanopysizeinwheatasaGreenAreaIndex（GAI）aswellasdiseaseanddiseaseeffects.

Oftheoptionsthatareavailable,satelliteimages,bothvisibleandinfrared,havetheadvantageofrelativelylowcost.However,reliabilityearlyintheseason,wheninformationismostuseful,presentsapotentialproblemduetocloudcover.Airborneimageryismorereliablebutalsocostsmoreperhectare.AccordingtoPeterDampney,tractor-bornesensorsmayultimatelyprovethemostpracticalforfarmer.

Interferenceproblems

Oneproblemthathastobeovercomewithtractorsensorsistheeffectofimageinterferenceor“noise”fromvariablesoilpatterns.ThereneedsthereforetobestrongcorrelationbetweentheimageandtheGAI.Thetrialssuggestedthatselectionofnarrowwavebandshelpstoresolvethisproblem.

Variableapplicationofgrowthregulatorsandfungicidesbasedoncropvigourmapsisanimportantaimfordevelopers.Botharepossiblebutthereisnoevidencetosuggestthatvariablefungicidetreatmentscanbeusedotherthanforthosefungaldiseaseswhicharealreadyexpressedvisuallyandwhichproduceaspectralsignature.Predictionofvariablediseasepatternsfromachangeinthecharacteristicsofthecrop,beforethediseaseisvisible,doesnotappeartobeviableatpresent.

RadarisalsobeingusedtomeasureGAIandcroparchitectureinanotherLINKproject,RADWHEAT.Ultimatelythiscouldbevaluableinsupportofnitrogenandgrowthregulatordecisions.

Remotesensinginpractice

MrRHBlakeman（RemoteSensingApplicationsConsultants）describedthepracticalvalueofsatelliteremotesensing.HereportedonaEuropeanUnionproject,ServicestoAgri-BusinessbyRemoteSensing（SABRES）,carriedoutinBelgium,France,GermanyandtheUK.Theconclusionfromtheworkisthatthemosteasilyappliedusesofsatelliteimageswillbetosupporttacticalfieldinspection,ident