China has gained registrations of 4 novel pesticides (including technical and formulations) from Jan.-Aug 2015. CCM's local expert forecasted that they will hit the market in the near future.

This is contributed by Wang Jianwo, Secretary General of Hunan Provincial Crop Protection Industry Association.

Since Jan. 2015, China has speeded up registrations of novel pesticides. Until Aug., the registration certificates of 4 pesticide technical and 5 related formulations have been approved in China. The registered active ingredients include ZJ0712, LH-2010A, B2-a and cycloxaprid, three of them are fungicides, mainly used to prevent and control cucumber powdery mildew, downy mildew and rice sheath blight.

Along with the registration and launch of novel pesticide varieties in China, pesticide structure gets well optimized and its market competitiveness has been improved to some extent.

ZJ0712: to prevent and control cucumber powdery mildew

On 28 Aug., Zhejiang Hetian Chemical Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Hetian) obtained formal registration certificates for 98% ZJ0712 TC and 10% ZJ0712 SC. ZJ0712 was researched by the Zhejiang Research Institute of Chemical Industry (Zhejiang Branch of the National Pesticide R&D South Center) and Zhejiang Hetian after 10 years of R&D. It is the first novel pesticide variety with independent intellectual property right formally registered by Zhejiang Research Institute of Chemical Industry.

LH-2010A: to fight cucumber downy mildew and rice sheath blight

On 30 July, Shandong United Pesticide Industry Co., Ltd. (Shandong United Pesticide) gained temporary registration certificates for 98% LH-2010A TC, 50% LH-2010A WG, 40% LH-2010A · hexaconazole SC. The mentioned two formulations are used in prevention and control cucumber downy mildew and rice sheath blight. The company revealed that two formulations will hit the Chinese market within this year.

LH-2010A, a synthetic fungicide, was jointly researched by Shandong United Pesticide and Shandong Agricultural University in 2010, which has awarded National Invention Patent (First Grade).

B2-a: to combat cucumber powdery mildew

On 16 April, CAC Nantong Chemical Co., Ltd. (CAC Nantong) gained temporary registration certificate for 98% B2-a TC. Also, the company obtained temporary registration certificate for 5% B2-a EC on 20 April. At present, CAC Nantong plans to construct a 100 t/a B2-a EC production line.

B2-a, a new pesticide variety, belongs to plant induced resistance activator, which is researched by the East China University of Science and Technology. It has no fungicidal activity, but induces plant resistance to bacteria in living plants.

Cycloxaprid: to prevent and control rice plant hopper

On 17 April, Shanghai Shengnong Pesticide Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Shengnong) gained temporary registration certificates for 97% cycloxaprid TC and 25% cycloxaprid WP. Cycloxaprid, a new neonicotinoid insecticide, is researched by the East China University of Science and Technology. It is a high-efficient and low-toxic green pesticide, used in the prevention and control of sucking mouth parts insects. According to field efficacy test, cycloxaprid demonstrates high efficacy to brown rice plant hopper, sogatella furcifera, laodelphax striatellus, good efficacy to brevicoryne brassicae and cucumber aphid, subordinate efficacy to rice leaf roller. Cycloxaprid shows a declining toxicity to bees.

It has higher activity to bemisia tabaci than that of imidacloprid in cotton fields and presents high efficacy to imidacloprid-resistant pests.

As a big pesticide manufacturer, China dominates global pesticide market in terms of output and exports. Most of them are generic pesticides, but the limited variety and number of novel pesticides become a first major bottleneck of Chinese pesticide development. Faced with changing market dynamics, Chinese pesticide industry is encountering transformation and upgrading. Depending on technology and adjusting pesticide structure is the key for transformation and upgrading in Chinese pesticide industry.

Registration of novel pesticide in China, Jan. -Aug. 2015

Source: ICAMA

This article is written by CCM's local expert, Wang Jianwo and is from CCM's issue of Fungicides China News.

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