Sell Azoxystrobin

Description

Azoxystrobin was first marketed in ***8 and is a systemic, broad-spectrum fungicide with activity against the four major groups of plant pathogenic fungi including Ascomcetes (eg powdery mildews), Basidiomycetes (eg rusts), Deutoromycetes (eg rice blast) andOomycetes (eg downy mildew)(1). It inhibits spore germination and mycelial growth(2). It has worldwide uses on cereals, vines, rice, citrus, potatoes and tomatoes. In ***9, azoxystrobin was the leading proprietary fungicide worldwide with sales of US$**5m(3) and is now a world market leader in cereals.

It was given provisional approval for use in the UK on some fungal diseases of wheat and barley in ***7(4), subject to approval at EU level. It was given Annex 1 approval in the EU in ***8 as a fungicide for use on cereals and vines(5). In the UK it is marketed as Amistar, and in the US as Heritage.