BASF receives U.S. registration of Insignia fungicide. From: California Fairways | Date: March 1, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Adams Business Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BASF announced that its Insignia fungicide received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Insignia gives golf course superintendents and spray technicians broad spectrum, extended control of more than 15 major turfgrass diseases as well as dollar spot suppression.

The active ingredient in Insignia is pyraclostrobin, a member of the strobilurin chemistry class, which inhibits mitochondrial respiration. Compared to some older strobilurin chemist...