Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and Projects for Ginseng

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Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities
and Projects for Ginseng

Author:	Jim Chaput - Provincial Minor Use Coordinator/OMAFRA
Creation Date:	01 March 2002
Last Reviewed:	23 November 2009

Registrations Achieved
Priorities for Ontario
Historical & Active URMULE Projects
Canadian National Minor Use Priorities
Related Links

Registrations Achieved
Crop(s)	Active ingredient	Product	Target Pest(s)	Sponsor	Date
Ginseng	fluazifop-p-butyl	Venture L	grasses	J. O'Sullivan	2001
	Bacillus thuringiensis	Dipel 2X DF	leafrollers	J. Tolman	2001
	azoxystrobin	Quadris	Rhizoctonia	J. Schooley	April, 2004
	metalaxyl-m + mancozeb	Ridomil Gold MZ	foliar Phythophthora	OGGA	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Sept. 30, 2004
	imidacloprid	Admire	European chafer grubs	OGGA	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Oct. 31, 2004
	glyphosate	Glyfos	Weeds	Unknown	April, 2005
	fenhexamid	Elevate	Botrytis	AAFC	August 2005
	metalaxyl-m + mancozeb	Ridomil Gold MZ	foliar Phythophthora	OGGA	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Sept. 30, 2006
	captan	Maestro	Phytophthora root rot	OGGA	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to June 30, 2007, renewed to December 2009
	imidacloprid	Admire	European chafer grubs	AAFC-PMC	June 2007
Crop subgroup 1B (red beet, burdock, carrot, celeriac, chervil [turnip-rooted], chicory, ginseng, horseradish, parsley [turnip-rooted], parsnip, radish, rutabaga, salsify, turnip)	metalaxyl-m	Apron XL LS	Pythium	AAFC-PMC, MAPAQ, CQH	June 2008
Crop group 1	Bacillus subtilis	Serenade	Sclerotinia white mold	J. Chaput/ Agraquest	May 2009

Priorities for Ontario

Group 1: Root & Tuber Vegetables
Entomology : Ginseng
Target Pest(s)	Priority Ranking	Potential Solutions (Active Ingredient)	Potential Solutions (Product[s])	Registrant	Eligibility*	Justifications **
Aphids	1	pymetrozine	Fulfill	Syngenta	URMULE	1
Aphids	1	spirotetramat	Movento	Bayer	URMULE	1
Grubs	2	thiamethoxam	Cruiser	Syngenta	URMULE	4 (seed treatment)
		chlorantraniliprole	Coragen	DuPont	URMULE	4
		cyantraniliprole	Cyazypyr	DuPont	Cat. A	4

Group 1: Root & Tuber Vegetables
Pathology: Ginseng
Target Pest(s)	Priority Ranking	Potential Solutions (Active Ingredient)	Potential Solutions (Product[s])	Registrant	Eligibility*	URMULE or IR-4 Status	Justifications**
Phytophthora	1	dimethomorph	Acrobat	BASF	URMULE	08958	4
		propamocarb	Previcur	Bayer	URMULE		4
		fluazinam	Allegro	ISK	URMULE	08791; 2006-4696	4 (current sub'm for Alternaria)
		initium	N/A	BASF	Cat. A		4
		fluopicolide	Presidio	Valent	Cat. A	09894	4
Rust (Cylindrocarpon, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, Rhexo-cercosporidium)	2	fenamidone	Reason	Bayer	URMULE		1
		thiophanate-methyl	Senator	Nisso	URMULE		1
		propiconazole	Topas	Syngenta	URMULE		1
		tebuconazole	Folicur	Bayer	URMULE		1
		flutolanil	Moncut	Gowan	Cat. A	09392	1
Seedling diseases	3	fludioxinil	Maxim	Syngenta	URMULE		1
		azoxystrobin	Dynasty	Syngenta	URMULE		1
		propamocarb	Previcur	Bayer	URMULE		1
		fenamidone	Reason	Bayer	URMULE		1
Nematodes	4	fosthiazate	Nemathorin	Syngenta	URMUR		3
		isothiocyanate	Nematrol	N/A	URMUR		3
		oxamyl	Vydate	Dupont	URMULE		3
		iodomethane	Midas	Arysta	Cat. A		3
		dimethyl disulphide	DMDS	Arkema	Cat. A		3
		Peacilomyces lilacinus	MeloCon, Bioact	Prophyta	Cat. A		3
Alternaria	5	penthiopyrad	LEM 17	DuPont	Cat. A	09988	3, 4
		pyrimethanil	Scala	Bayer	URMULE	09707	3, 4
		cyprodinil + fludioxonil	Switch	Syngenta	URMULE	10069	3, 4
Pythium	6	fenamidone	Reason	Bayer	URMULE		1
Pythium	6	fluopicolide	Presidio	Valent	URMUR	09894	1
Botrytis	7	pyrimethanil	Scala	Bayer	URMULE	09707	1
Botrytis	7	cyprodinil + fludioxonil	Switch	Syngenta	URMULE	10069	1

Group 1: Root & Tuber Vegetables
Weed Priorities: Ginseng
Target Pest(s)	Priority Ranking	Potential Solutions (Active Ingredient)	Potential Solutions (Product[s])	Registrant	Eligibility*	URMULE or IR-4 Status	Justifications**
Weeds	1	chlorthal- dimethyl	Dacthal	AmVac	URMULE	2004-2335	1 (residue data), AAFC 2006 project
Weeds	1	dimethenamid-p	Frontier Max	BASF	URMULE		1
Annual bluegrass	2	clethodim	Select	Arysta	URMULE		3

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

* Eligibility:

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

** Justifications:

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

Historical & Active URMULE Projects

Group 1: Root & Tuber Vegetables

Ginseng

Target Pest(s): Root rot
Active Ingredient: propiconazole
Product(s): Topas
Comapany: Syngenta
Sponsor: R. Brammal
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1997-1513
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Residues and efficacy required; WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: 2, 4-D
Product(s): Amsol
Comapany: Nufarm, Bayer
Sponsor: BC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1998-0233
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2001-1209
Status: Currently under review, due 11/01; PMRA response Feb. 2003, additional crop tolerance data required. WITHDRAWN, registrant does not support

Target Pest(s): Grasses
Active Ingredient: sethoxydim
Product(s): Poast
Comapany: BASF
Sponsor: BC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1997-2164
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2000-1481
Status: Residue data under evaluation. WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia
Active Ingredient: azoxystrobin
Product(s): Quadris
Comapany: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Schooley
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2001-1303
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2003-1566
Status: Submitted May 2001; Aug. 2001, efficacy and residue trials required; residue waiver submitted May 9, 2002; non-GLP residue data submitted April 2003; efficacy data submitted July 21, 2003. Registered April 2004

Target Pest(s): Botrytis
Active Ingredient: fenhexamid
Product(s): Elevate
Comapany: Arysta
Sponsor: AAFC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2001-3664
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2004-3467
Status: Submitted Dec. 2001; joint IR-4. Emergency approved June 2002. Registered August 2005.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia
Active Ingredient: thiophanate-methyl
Product(s): Senator (foliar application)
Comapany: Nisso
Sponsor: AAFC03-060
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-0599
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Joint with IR-4; DACO issued April 16, 2003: efficacy, crop tolerance, metabolism and residue data required zones 5, 11. Efficacy no demonstrated against target disease. Additional trials underway 3/08.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia
Active Ingredient: thiophanate-methyl
Product(s): Senator (seed treatment)
Comapany: Nisso
Sponsor: AAFC03-059
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-0600
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: DACO issued May 6, 2003; residues ok for review, efficacy required from 2 sites. Trials complete

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: chlorthal-dimethyl
Product(s): Dacthal
Comapany: AmVac
Sponsor: OGGA, J. Schooley followed by AAFC06-002
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-2335
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted Sept. 2004; DACO issued Dec. 22, 2004; active under re-evaluation, residue data required zones 5, 11. AAFC to complete requirements 2006. 2008 residue trials.

Target Pest(s): Diseases
Active Ingredient: captan
Product(s): Maestro
Comapany: Arysta
Sponsor: AAFC05-055
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-4236
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Joint with IR-4, submitted Dec. 04. DACO issued Mar. 3, 2005; efficacy, residue and OE data required. Efficacy complete;

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia, Cylindrocarpon
Active Ingredient: fludioxonil
Product(s): Scholar
Comapany: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC05-056
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-4237
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Joint with IR-4, submitted Dec. 04. DACO issued Mar. 2, 2005; efficacy, residue, OE and environmental data needed for full registration required. 2008 trials.

Target Pest(s): White grubs
Active Ingredient: imidacloprid
Product(s): Admire
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC06-035
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2005-2801
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2006-0281
Status: 2006 Ontario regional upgrade project. Registered June 2007.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia, Alternaria, Botrytis
Active Ingredient: fluazinam
Product(s): Allegro
Company: ISK Biosciences
Sponsor: AAFC07-042
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-4696
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted end of July 2006. DACO issued Nov. 20, 2006; residue data required. Lab analysis phase 3/08.

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora
Active Ingredient: fenamidone
Product(s): Reason
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC07-053
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-1577
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 joint with IR-4. DACO issued Aug. 10, 2007; efficacy and residue data required. 2008 trials.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia, Fusarium
Active Ingredient: fludioxonil
Product(s): Maxim
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: OGGA, J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-0316
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted end of December 2006. DACO issued May 10, 2007, efficacy and seed tolerance data required.

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora, Pythium
Active Ingredient: mandipropamid
Product(s): Revus
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC08-059
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-5061
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2008 joint with IR-4 (10061). DACO issued March 12, 2009; efficacy and residue data required.

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;

Target Pest(s): Botrytis on sub-group 1B, Alternaria on ginseng
Active Ingredient: cyprodinil + fludioxonil
Product(s): Switch
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-4818
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted November 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.

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