Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
February 6, 2015

TOPGUARD® TERRA Fungicide is now registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use by cotton growers to control cotton root rot, announces Cheminova, Inc., the maker of TOPGUARD TERRA. State registrations are underway.

Under past EPA Section 18 Emergency Use Exemptions, Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona cotton growers have used TOPGUARD for the control of cotton root rot, a disease that can devastate cotton yields in affected fields.

TOPGUARD TERRA, a new, more concentrated formulation developed specifically for this market, provides the same high level of cotton root rot control as TOPGUARD, but without the need of a Section 18 Emergency Use Exemption, says Deneen Sebastian, marketing director, North America for Cheminova.

“With TOPGUARD TERRA, cotton growers can win the battle against cotton root rot,” says Sebastian. “Southwest growers have seen for themselves that flutriafol, the active ingredient in TOPGUARD and in TOPGUARD TERRA, controls cotton root rot—boosting yields, improving grade and increasing harvest efficiency.”

TOPGUARD TERRA is applied at planting in a T-band application or with a Modified In-Furrow technique. TOPGUARD TERRA is applied at a rate of 4-8 fl. oz. per acre depending on your cotton management. Growers are encouraged to contact their local crop protection dealer or check out TOPGUARD TERRA on the Cheminova website for more details. 

Cheminova, Inc., headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is the U.S. subsidiary of Cheminova A/S located in Denmark. Cheminova is a global company in the production, development and sale of plant protection products in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit: www.cheminova-us.com.

Website: http://www.cheminova.com

Published: February 6, 2015