Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., announces that its Regalia Maxx biofungicide has received a product registration from Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA). Brazil now joins Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Columbia, the Dominican Republic and Mexico as Latin American countries having approved the use of Regalia Maxx to control a wide variety of bacterial and fungal diseases across an array of agricultural crops.
Regalia Maxx is the first plant extract-based fungicide approved in Brazil. It is the first biopesticide with induced systemic resistance, a complex mode of action which creates a defense response in the treated plants and stimulates additional biochemical pathways that strengthen the plant structure and act against the pathogen. The newly approved uses for Regalia Maxx in Brazil include tomatoes, potatoes and dried beans. Marrone is working with its partner FMC to expand the label to include a broader array of crops and diseases, such as citrus and row crops.
“Regalia Maxx brings Brazilian growers an environmentally responsible and effective solution for protecting against a variety of fungal and bacterial diseases, resulting in higher quality and improved yields,” said Marrone CEO Pam Marrone
Regalia Maxx is an advanced biofungicide that can minimize chemical residues by being used alone in a disease-control program. This is particularly true for exported crops at the end of the season right before harvest, in rotation with synthetic fungicides, or in a tank mix. The product induces a plant’s natural defenses to protect against a variety of fungal and bacterial diseases and features multiple modes of action, which helps to prevent or delay the development of disease resistance. It also provides a four-hour re-entry interval that increases operational flexibility and a zero-day post-harvest interval so crop quality can be protected right up to harvest.