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Doing away with weeds

New herbicidal active ingredient indaziflam presented

Indaziflam is manufactured by Bayer CropScience at the Höchst industrial park. From left: Dr. Klemens Minn, Dr. Chris Rosinger, Dr. Hansjörg Dietrich

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Indaziflam is manufactured by Bayer CropScience at the Höchst industrial park. From left: Dr. Klemens Minn, Dr. Chris Rosinger, Dr. Hansjörg Dietrich

Bayer CropScience presented a new herbicidal active ingredient called indaziflam for the first time at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America. Indaziflam is one of the new active ingredients that Bayer CropScience is planning to launch between 2008 and 2012. It is currently at an advanced stage of development. The company anticipates marketing the first products based on this active ingredient in 2011, assuming that regulatory approval is granted. Advantages of indaziflam include its long-lasting action, low application rate and control of a broad spectrum of weeds – including species that are difficult to eliminate such as annual bluegrass, goosegrass, ryegrass and goosefoot. Prospective areas of application include particularly golf courses and sports fields, as well as public lawns and gardens. The company also sees additional growth potential in agricultural applications, where indaziflam can be used as a new basic herbicide.