Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and Projects for Red Beets

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 service 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
5. Cat. B = Registrant submissions for new or amended product chemistry, new MRLs for previously assessed actives, new or amended label statements, reinstatement of registered products, extension of limited term registrations and emergency use registrations.

** 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

Red Beets

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: triflusulfuron-methyl
Product(s): Upbeet
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: AAFC05-057
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-4211
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2009-0254
Status: Joint with IR-4, 2005 Project, submitted Dec. 04; DACO issued Feb. 24, 2005; efficacy, tolerance, toxicity data with new adjuvant and residue data required. D.3.2 assigned Jan. 26, 2009. D.3.2 approval granted Oct. 6, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Grasses
Active Ingredient: clethodim
Product(s): Select, Centurion
Company: Arysta, Bayer
Sponsor: MAPAQ, CQH followed by AAFC06-001
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-2824; 2004-2825 followed by 2005-0968, 2005-0969
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: DACO issued Feb. 24, 2005; crop tolerance and residue from zones 5, 5B, 12 required. 2006 AAFC project. Re-submitted May 16, 2005. New DACO issued Sept. 26, 2005; 5 residue trials from zones 5, 5B and 12 required. Converted to crop group submission Dec. 2005 using carrots and radish as the rep. crops. Lab analysis phase 3/08.

Target Pest(s): Rhizoctonia
Active Ingredient: azoxystrobin
Product(s): Quadris
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2005-0817
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2005-1796
Status: Submitted May 2005 with request for radish, radish (Oriental), horseradish, rutabaga, turnip and carrot. D.3.2 assigned Aug. 17, 2005. Registered March 2006.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: phenmedipham + desmedipham
Product(s): Betamix
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC07-001
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-4012
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 project; submitted June 2006. DACO issued Oct. 24, 2006; efficacy, residue, OE and environmental data needed for full registration of new formulation required. Lab analysis phase 3/08.

Target Pest(s): Labeled diseases
Active Ingredient: fludioxonil
Product(s): Maxim 480 FS seed treatment
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-4404
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2007-8042
Status: submitted May 2007. D.3.2 assigned Nov. 5, 2007. D.3.2 approval granted July 8, 2008. C.6.3 2008-2769 label approved Aug. 15, 2008.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: sethoxydim
Product(s): Poast Ultra
Company: BASF
Sponsor: CQH
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-4727
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2007-8045
Status: submitted June 2007. D.3.2 assigned Nov. 5, 2007. D.3.2 approval granted Aug. 6, 2008. C.6.3 2008-3253 label approved Sept. 30, 2008.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: s-metolachlor
Product(s): Dual Magnum, Dual II Magnum
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-0034, 2008-0148
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-1237, 2008-1238
Status: submitted December 2007. D.3.2 assigned April 3, 2008. D.3.2 approval granted April 9, 2009. C.6.3 2009-1357 labels approved May 1, 2009.

Crop Group 1B

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.

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