Syngenta adds Orondis fungicide for vegetable, potato, tobacco

Syngenta announces that Orondis fungicide is now approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the first fungicide in the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee’s ( FRAC) group U15. Pending state registrations, Orondis could be available for the 2016 season. Orondis contains the active ingredient oxathiapiprolin and offers a new mode of action for control of economically important soil and foliar diseases caused by Oomycete fungi in vegetables, potatoes, and tobacco. More