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Initium® – The Innovative Fungicide Solution For Specialty Crops

Initium® is a highly selective fungicide that provides reliable disease control and supports farmers world-wide, covering a broad spectrum of crops and segments.

With Initium® specialty crop farmers can expect greater flexibility when dealing with a range of plant diseases such as downy mildews and late blights in grapes, potatoes and various fruit and vegetables.

Through coordinated setting of maximum residue limits and import tolerances, Initium® will particularly appeal to growers who produce for export markets.

Key benefits for farmers

  • New chemical class and an ideal tool in resistance management
  • Unique mode of action (QoSI) gives more flexibility to growers
  • Reliable and highly active against Oomycetes diseases
  • Excellent selectivity against a range of downy mildews and late blights
  • Very favorable regulatory profile and premium preventive action
  • World-wide registrations and import tolerances
Potatoes on a field

Mode of action

BASF researchers have confirmed the discovery of a unique mode of action for Initium® fungicide. The findings have shown that Initium inhibits fungal activity by binding to the stigmatellin subsite in the respiratory complex III of the fungus. This means that Initium® is the first and currently only fungicide in this classification and therefore not cross-resistant with other commercial fungicides, which makes Initium® an ideal tool for managing fungal resistance in specialty crops. The classification has been shared with and accepted by
the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC).

Field activity of fungicides containing Initium®

Crop   Disease (English) Disease (Latin)
       
Grapes   Downy mildew Plasmopara viticola

Vegetables:

  • Tomatoes, eggplant & other solanaceae cucurbits
  • Leafy vegetables (lettuce)
  • Bulb vegetables (onions, shallots, garlic)
  • Other vegetables
   Late blight & downy mildews Phytophthora spp., Peronospora spp., Pseudoperonospora spp., Bremia spp.
Potatoes   Late blight Phytophthora infestans
Hops   Downy mildew Pseudoperonospora humuli
Ornamentals   Late blight Phytophthora spp.
Disclaimer
Always read and follow label use instructions. Availability of key active ingredients, products and mixtures vary by region. Regulatory requirements vary among countries and their regulatory authorities. Check with your local BASF representative regarding the use of products in your region.

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