Sumitomo: Excalia Max, a bactericide registered in Brazil, contains a new formamide component, Inpyrfluxam

Sumitomo recently revealed that its newly launched Excalia Max (Inpyrfluxam+ Tebuconazole) fungicide has been registered in Brazil for the control of grain and seed rot diseases and soybean stem break disease. Such epidemics can seriously reduce grain quality and productivity, especially in the Mato Grosso region.

Sumitomo’s Manager and head of soybean planting expressed that Excalia Max can against diseases such as Pachyrhizi, Corynespora cassiicola, Cercospora kikuchii and Septoria glycines. Cercospora kikuchii and Septoria glycines are "end-growing diseases" (DFC), which can cause crop losses of up to 100% and have been affecting Brazilian soybeans. Sumitomo Chemical developed the Excalia Max solution over a 10-year period to help farmers solve the 40% yield loss problem.

 Excalia Max was the only product that combined the new fungicide Inpyrfluxam with Tebuconazole, resulting in an increase of about two bags of soybeans per hectare during the 22/23 harvest compared to conventional fungicides. As the main solution in the fight against the most influential soybean pathogens, Excalia Max has now become an essential tool for Brazilian producers to increase their productivity. 

Inpyrfluxam

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Inpyrfluxam is a SDHI class fungicide developed by Sumitomo of Japan, which was approved by ISO in 2017 and was first marketed in Japan, and then Sumitomo mainly operated it in the South American market.

• In March 2020, Sumitomo Chemical announced the launch in Japan of its new fungicide KANAME® (Active ingredient: Inpyrfluxam, trade name: INDIFLIN™).

• In July 2021, Sumitomo Chemical launched its new fungicide Excalia Max (active ingredient: 6% Inpyrfluxam and 20% Tebuconazole) in Argentina.

• In February 2022, Sumitomo Chemical registered two Inpyrfluxam-based compound insecticide products in Japan. They are a binary combination product of Oxazosulfyl and Inpyrfluxam (Inpyrfluxam 2% + Oxazosulfyl 2%), respectively. In addition, Oxazosulfyl, Inpyrfluxam and Isotianil terre compound products (Oxazosulfyl 2% + Isotianil 2% + Inpyrfluxam 2%) were also included. Both are used in seedling boxes and are pellet products.

• In April 2023, Ihara launched the fungicide Sugoy in Brazil to control the major diseases of soybean crops. The active ingredients of the product are Benzeneacetamide, Inpyrfluxam, Chlorothalonil, It is expected to revolutionize the management of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Corynespora cassiicola, Colletotrichum truncatum and Microsphaera  diffusa.