Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and
Projects for Chicory

Table of Contents

1. Registrations Achieved
2. Priorities for Ontario
3. Historical & Active URMULE Projects
4. Canadian National Minor Use Priorities
5. Related Links

Priorities for Ontario

Ontario’s minor use priorities are established annually by various research and services committees and minor use commodity liaison committees.

* Eligibility:

1. URMULE = User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion; product already available in Canada on other commodities
2. URMUR = User Requested Minor Use Registration; product not registered in Canada yet, but available for same use in USA or EU.
3. Other = Is not eligible for either of the above
4. Cat. A = Registrant submission

** Justifications:

1. No pest control product registered to control this pest (insect, disease, weed)
2. New introduced or invasive pest problem
3. Old technology (organophosphate, carbamate, EBDC, etc.) replacement
4. Resistance management /IPM strategy tool
5. Reduced risk, biopesticide, pheromone or GRAS (generally regarded as safe) product
6. Export crop with need for harmonized pest control options and crop tolerances
7. New crop

Historical & Active URMULE Projects

Group 1: Root & Tuber Vegetables

Chicory

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: propyzamide
Product(s): Kerb
Company: Dow Agro
Sponsor: L. Huffman
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-1164
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Crop tolerance data insufficient, metabolism study required, residues required. WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: thifensulfuron methyl
Product(s): Pinnacle
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: L. Huffman
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-1165
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Crop tolerance data insufficient, metabolism study required, residues required. WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: sethoxydim
Product(s): Poast Ultra
Company: BASF
Sponsor: OMAFRA followed by AAFC03-002
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-1166
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-1273
Status: Crop tolerance and residue data required from 5, 5b; AAFC did trials in 2003. D.3.2 assigned March 31, 2008. D.3.2 approval granted Dec. 8, 2008. C.6.3 2009-0109 label approved March 19, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: dimethenamid
Product(s): Frontier
Company: BASF
Sponsor: L. Huffman
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-1167
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Crop tolerance and residue data required. WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: triflusulfuron-methyl
Product(s): Upbeet
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: OMAFRA followed by AAFC03-003
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2001-0481
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2005-0813
Status: Residue trials required from 1, 5b; AAFC did trials in 2003. Data submitted to PMRA May 2, 2005. Registered for Ontario only April 2006.

Endive (Belgian)

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: triflusulfuron-methyl
Product(s): Upbeet
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: Quebec
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1999-1546
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Metabolism data required; WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Grasses
Active Ingredient: fluazifop-p-butyl
Product(s): Venture
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: Quebec
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1999-1488
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2001-1421
Status: Crop tolerance data still required.

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora
Active Ingredient: fosetyl-al
Product(s): Aliette
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: Quebec followed by AAFC03-063
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1999-1547
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-2251
Status: Efficacy data required; no bids received for project work in 2003; move to 2004, again no bids, move to 2005. D.3.2 assigned May 30, 2008 with new use pattern. D.3.2 approval granted August 17, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Diseases
Active Ingredient: thiabendazole
Product(s): Mertect
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: Quebec
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-2051
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2006-3553
Status: Residue data required; no bids for project work received in 2003; move to 2004, status unclear as of Dec. 04. 2004 residue data report from Trifolium sent to PMRA May 2006. Registered March 2007.

Target Pest(s): Downy mildew
Active Ingredient: azoxystrobin
Product(s): Quadris
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC03-064
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-0116
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted Jan. 2003; DACO issued March 12, 2003; efficacy and residue data required zones 5B, 12; no bids for project work received in 2003; move to 2004. Project cancelled Nov. 2004 after consultation with provinces

Crop Group

Target Pest(s): Pythium damping off on CG 1B
Active Ingredient: metalaxyl-m
Product(s): Apron XL LS
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC05-005
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-3758
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2007-4296
Status: DACO issued March 31, 2005; efficacy and OE data required. AAFC to do radish, Quebec do to carrots. D.3.2 assigned June 8, 2007. D.3.2 approval granted April 29, 2008. C.6.3 2008-1751 label approved June 18, 2008.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia (CGs 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
Active Ingredient: azoxystrobin
Product(s): Dynasty (ST)
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-1293
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2009-1324
Status: submitted March 2008. DACO issued Sept. 4, 2008; efficacy, seed data and OE data required. D.3.2 assigned April 21, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Leaf blights, powdery mildew (CG 1B)
Active Ingredient: trifloxystrobin
Product(s): Flint
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC-PMC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-1643
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: submitted May 2008.

Target Pest(s): Labelled pests (CG1)
Active Ingredient: chloropicrin
Product(s): CP 100, Pic Plus
Company: Hendrix and Dail
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-1868, 2009-1875
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted June 2009;

Canadian National Minor Use Priorities

Visit the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website (Pesticide Risk Reduction and Minor Use Programs) or contact your provincial minor use coordinator.

Related Links

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Pesticide Risk Reduction and Minor Use Programs
• Ontario Minor Use Program
• Information For Sponsors
• Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and Projects
• Ontario Emergency Use Registrations