Syngenta Gets Argentina Approval For MIRAVIS Duo With Fungicide ADEPIDYN

(RTTNews) - Swiss agriculture company Syngenta (SYT) announced Tuesday that MIRAVIS Duo, a combination of ADEPIDYN and difenoconazole, has been approved by SENASA, Argentina's regulatory authority, for use on soybean for late cycle diseases.

The company noted that this is the first registration for a product based on ADEPIDYN, a new fungicide belonging to the carboxamide chemical class.

ADEPIDYN provides a step change in leaf spot disease management and delivers excellent control of powdery mildew. It is highly effective on difficult-to-control diseases such as Fusarium head blight and moulds which cause severe damage to the crop.

Syngenta said it is currently developing several ADEPIDYN based products to address various disease management challenges in soybean, wheat, corn, canola, vegetables and specialty crops around the world.

ADEPIDYN based products will be marketed under the MIRAVIS brand. Global peak sales potential is estimated at more than $750 million, the company said.

First sales of MIRAVIS Duo are expected in the 2016/2017 soybean season in Argentina. Regulatory approvals are pending in several other markets.