AGROCHEMICALS APPROVED BY THE TOBACCO RESEARCH BOARD: 07 APRIL

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1 TELEPHONE: (263-4) P.O. BOX 1909 TELEFAX: (263-4) HARARE TELEGRAMS: "TOBRES ZIMBABWE Please address all correspondence to the General Manager 07 April 2016 To: All Tobacco Growers cc: Contractors Merchants Agrochemical Companies Dear Grower AGROCHEMICALS APPROVED BY THE TOBACCO RESEARCH BOARD: 07 APRIL 2016 The agrochemicals approved for use on tobacco by the Tobacco Research Board during the first quarter of 2016 are shown in Table 1. Any chemical not appearing in the table is either not currently countenanced by the TRB or has been removed from the list of approved agrochemicals based on the provisions of the new Pesticide Approval Scheme Service which came into effect on 1 July The list of agrochemicals which TRB no longer approves for use on tobacco and whose approvals will not be renewed are shown in Table 2 and in addition, the list of new active ingredients under trial are shown in Table 3. Further more after consultations with the industry s stakeholders, EDB registrations have been extended by a year and will be reviewed periodically thereafter. If you have any queries regarding the above, or require further information on a particular product, please feel free to contact Kutsaga Research Station s Plant Health Services Division (formerly Crop Protection Division) on telephone (04) Yours faithfully, Rhoda Masukwedza(Mrs.) Entomologist, Plant Health Services Coordinator TRB Pesticide Approval Scheme Service 1

2 TABLE 1: AGROCHEMICALS APPROVED FOR USE ON TOBACCO 07 APRIL 2016 CHEMICAL NAME* TRADE NAME COMPANY TRB CERT. NUMBER EXPIRY DATE DISTRIBUTOR OLD CURRENT FUNGICIDES Acibenzolar-s-methyl G Bion 50 WG Syngenta B B Oct-17 Azoxystrobin G Azoxystrobin 25 SC Citchem B B Feb-17 Azoxystrobin 25 SC Windmill N/A B May-16 Azoxysrobin+ Othello Top Cropserve N/A B Jul-18 difenoconazole G Chlorothalonil G Chlorothalonil 50 SC Windmill N/A B May-16 Chlorothalonil 50 SC Fercochem B B-31 4-May-16 Chlorothalonil 720 SC Fercochem B B Jun-16 Chlorothalonil 720 SC TSA N/A B May-16 Mycogaurd 720 sc Polachem N/A B Sept-16 Chlorothalonil 72 SC Citchem N/A B Jan-18 Bravo 720 SC Syngenta B B Jan-18 Chlorothalonil 500 SC TSA B B Jun-18 Chlorothalonil 500 SC Polachem B B Sept-18 Bravo 500 SC Agricura B B Jul-18 Copper oxychloride A Copper oxychloride 85 WP Polachem B B Jun-17 Copper oxychloride 85 WP Agricura B B Nov-17 Copper oxychloride Refiloe N/A B Sept-16 Copper oxychloride Citchem N/A B Jan-17 Copper oxychloride TSA N/A B Feb-17 Copper oxychloride Windmill N/A B Aug-17 Copper oxychloride 85 WP Cropserve B B May-17 Copcure 85 WP Curechem N/A B Mar-16 Copper oxychloride 85 WP ZFC N/A B-09 Difenoconazole Difenoconazole 250 EC ZFC N/A B May-17 Fluquinconazole G Galmano 167 FS Bayer N/A B Feb-18 Fluoxystrobin+ Evito T Polachem N/A B Jun-17 tebuconazole G Iprodione G Iprodione 25 SC Citchem B B Jun-17 Kresoxim-methyl G Stroby Pivotal B B Sept-18 2

3 Kreso 50 WP Polachem N/A B Jul-18 Mancozeb G Curethane Curechem N/A B Dec-16 Spoton M 80 WP Citchem B B Feb-19 Mancozeb 80 WP Nova-agro B B Jul-16 Dithane Cropserve N/A B Jan-17 Mancozeb 800 WP Polachem N/A B April-17 Mancozeb 800 WP Refiloe N/A B Mar-18 Mancozeb 80 WP ZFC N/A B Jul-16 Mancozeb 80 WP TSA B B Jun-18 Metalaxyl+Mancozeb A Acomil 68 WP TSA N/A B Jan-17 Crater Mix Polachem N/A B Sept-16 Victory 72 WP Cropserve/Sineria N/A B Oct-17 Propineb G Antracol 70 WP Bayer B B Sept-17 Tebuconazole G Folicur 250 EC Bayer B B-21 8-May-17 Tebuconazole 25 EC Citchem N/A B Oct-17 Tebuconazole 250 EC ZFC N/A B May-17 Tebuconazole+ Nativo Nativo 300 SC 300 SC Bayer Bayer B-57 N/A B B Sept Sep Trifloxystrobin G Triadimenol G Triadimenol 25 EC Fercochem B B May-18 Triadimenol 250 EC Nova Agro B B Jul-16 Baytan 150 FS Bayer B B Apr-16 Triadimenol Curechem B B May-18 Poladime 250 EC Polachem B B Nov-17 Triademinol 15 FS Citchem N/A B Sept-17 Shavit 25 EC Agricura B B Jul-18 Triadimenol 25 EC TSA N/A B Jun-18 Shavit 25 EC TSA N/A B Jun-18 Trifloxystrobin G Twist 500 SC Bayer N/A B Mar-18 Trifloxystrobin 50 wg Citchem N/A B Oct-18 * Please refer to the Flue-cured Tobacco Handbook Section H for rates and recommendations HERBICIDES Clomazone G Kalif Fercochem C C-02 7-Feb-17 Clomazone TSA C C Jun-17 CMF Clomazone 48 EC CMF C C Oct-15 Clomazone 480 EC Nova Agro C C Jul-16 Clomazone 48 ec Curechem C C May-18 3

4 Polazone Polachem C C Aug-17 Command Pivotal N/A C Aug-16 Clomazone 48 ec Windmill N/A C May-16 Kalif Agricura N/A C May-17 Clomazone 48 EC ZFC N/A C Feb-17 Clethodim G Select 120 EC Polachem N/A C May-17 Dithenamid-p Frontier optima Pivotal C C Jul-17 Fluazifop-p-butyl G Volley 125 ec Polachem N/A C Sept-16 AcolFop Super 12.5 EC TSA N/A C Jan-17 Fusilade Forte 150 EC Syngenta C C Jan-18 Fluazifop-p-butyl 12.5 EC ZFC N/A C Sept-17 Fluazifop-p-butyl 10 EC Citchem N/A C Jul-18 Halosulfuron A Halosulfuron 75 WG TSA N/A C Oct-17 Propaquizafop G Agil 100 EC Fercochem C C Jul-16 Propaquizafop 10 EC TSA C C Jun-18 Agil 100 EC Windmill N/A C Jul-16 Agil 100 EC Agricura C C Jul-18 Propaquizafop 10 EC Citchem N/A C Oct-18 S-Metolachlor G S-metolachlor Syngenta C C Oct-17 S-metolachlor 960 EC TSA N/A C Dec-16 Rush 960 EC Cropserve N/A C Jun-18 Sulfentrazone G Sulfentrazone 480 EC TSA C C Oct-16 Authority 480 SC Pivotal C C Oct-18 Sulfentrazone 75 WG TSA N/A C Oct-17 SUCKERCIDES N-Decanol G Thekanol Fercochem G C Oct-18 N-Decanol Nova Agro G G Jul-16 N-Decanol Polachem G G Feb-19 N-Decanol TSA N/A G May-16 N-decanol Intercrop N/A G Jan-17 N-decanol Curechem N/A G Jan-17 Power 10 Windmill N/A G Sept-17 N-Decanol TSA N/A G Jun-18 N-Decanol Pivotal N/A G Feb-18 N-Decanol Citchem N/A G Jan-19 Bac-Tac 79 EC Windmill G G Nov-18 Pendimethalin G Accotab Pivotal G G Sep-18 4

5 Pendimethalin 33 EC Nova Agro G G Jul-16 Pendimethalin 33 EC Windmill N/A C May-16 Pendimethalin TSA N/A G Jan-17 Polatab Polachem N/A G Nov-16 TopTab 33 EC Citchem N/A G Jul-17 Agritop EC Agricura N/A G May-17 Paragon 500 EC Polachem N/A C Sept-16 Pendimethalin Fercochem N/A G Sept-18 GROWTH REGULANTS Ethephon G Ethephon Polachem N/A G Oct-17 Ethephon Citchem N/A G Jul-18 * Please refer to the Flue-cured Tobacco Handbook Section D2 for rates and recommendations INSECTICIDES Acetamiprid A Acetamiprid 20 SP Fercochem D D May-17 Acolmiprid 20 SP TSA N/A D Jan-17 Allice 20 SP Polachem N/A D Jun-17 Acetamiprid 20 SP Citchem N/A D Sept-17 Acetamiprid 20 SP ZFC N/A D Aug-17 Aster 20 SP Sineria/Cropserve N/A D Oct-17 Acetacure 20 SP Curechem N/A D Dec-18 Acetamiprid+ Chaya Extra WDG Citchem N/A D Mar-17 Lambdacyhalothrin A Chaya 10.5 EC Citchem N/A D Mar-17 Blast 60 EC Sineria/Cropserve N/A D Oct-17 Bullet 60 EC Nova-Agro N/A D Jun-18 Alphacypermethrin A Fastac 10 EC Pivotal Agroservices D D Jun-16 Chlorantraniliprole G Coragen Polachem N/A D Jul-18 Chlorpyrifos R Chlorpyrifos 48 EC ZFC N/A D Aug-16 Chlopyrifos 480 EC Nova Agro D D Jul-16 Chlorpyrifos 48 EC TSA N/A D Jun-16 Chlorpyrifos 48 EC Curechem N/A D Jul-16 Chlorpyrifos 480 EC Polachem N/A D28 10-Mar-16 Chlorpyrifos 48 EC Citchem D D Dec-17 Chlorpyrifos 48 EC ZFC N/A D Jul-17 Chlorpyrifos 48 EC Agricura D D Jul-18 Pyrinex 48 EC Fercochem D D Oct-18 Pyrinex Windmill D D Nov-18 AVI-Klorpirifos 480 EC Fercochem D D Jan-18 5

6 Deltamethrin R Decis Forte Bayer D D Jan-17 Deltagaurd 25 SC Chemplex N/A D Apr-18 Deltagaurd 50 WP Chemplex N/A D Sept-18 Deltagaurd 25 EC Chemplex N/A D Apr-18 Dimethoate R Dimethoate 40 EC TSA D D Jun-18 Dimethoate 40 Fercochem D D Sep-18 Dimethoate 40 EC Nova Agro D D Jul-16 Dimethoate 40 EC Citchem N/A D Feb-17 Dimethoate 40 EC Curechem N/A D Sept-18 Dimethoate 40 EC Agricura D D Jul-18 Dimethoate 40 EC ZFC N/A D Oct-18 Dimethoate 40 EC Windmill D D Nov-18 Emmamectine Benzoate g Prove 1.9 EC Intercrop/Sineria N/A D Dec-17 Flubendiamide G Belt Bayer D D Oct-16 Flubendiamide+ Belt Expert Bayer N/A D Jul-17 thiacloprid G Fipronil A Regent 200 SC Pivotal D D Sep-18 Imidacloprid G Imidacloprid 200 SL Fercochem D D Jul-16 Pilarking 20 SL Citchem D D Jul-17 Imidacloprid 200SL Cropserve D D Feb-19 Imidacloprid 200 SL Nova Agro D D Jul-16 Imidacloprid 200 SL Harvest-a-rama N/A D Jun-16 Imidacloprid 200 SL ZFC N/A D Jul-16 Imidacloprid 200 SL TSA D D Jun-18 Imidacloprid 200 SL Windmill N/A D Feb-17 Kohinor 200 SL Fercochem D D Mar-18 Imidacloprid A Imidacloprid 350 SC Fercochem D D Jul-16 Kohinor 350 SC Fercochem D D Mar-19 Imidacloprid 350 SC Cropserve D D Feb-19 Imidacloprid 350 SC Nova Agro D D Jul-16 Imidacloprid 350 SC Harvest-a-rama N/A D Jun-16 Imidacloprid 350 SC TSA D D Jun-16 Imidacloprid 350 SC Windmill N/A D Jun-16 Pilarking 35 SC Citchem D D Jul-17 Bandit 350 SC Polachem D D Oct-18 Imidacloprid A Confidor 70 WG Bayer D D Jan-17 Imidacloprid 70 WG Citchem N/A D Jun-17 6

7 Imidacloprid A Gaucho 600 FS Bayer D D Jun-18 Imidacloprid+beta Thunder 145 OD Bayer D D Aug-17 cyfluthrin A Indoxacarb G Steward 150 EC Polachem D D Jun-18 Lambda cyhalothrin R Lambda Cyhalothrin 5 EC Fercochem D D May-16 Lambda-cyhalothrin 50 EC Nova Agro D D Jul-16 Lambda Cyhalothrin 5 EC Citchem N/A D Jun-17 Lambda Cyhalothrin 5 EC ZFC N/A D Jul-16 Fortis K 5 EC Polachem N/A D Nov-16 Karate 5 CS Syngenta N/A D Feb-17 Lambda Cyhalothrin 5 EC Windmill N/A D Sept-17 Triger 5EC Cropserve/Sineria N/A D Oct-17 Acol Lambda 5 EC TSA D D Jan-17 Lambdacure 5 EC Curechem N/A D Dec-18 Lambdacyhalothrin Refiloe N/A D Sept-19 Methomyl P Methomyl 90 SP Citchem D D Feb-19 Methomex 90 SP Windmill D D Nov18 Prosular oxymatrine G Levo 2.4 SL Sineria/Cropserve N/A D Dec-17 Thiacloprid A Calypso 480 SC Bayer D D Jun-18 Thiamethoxam G Actara 25 WG Syngenta D D-10 1-Dec-16 Thiamethoxam 25 WG Citchem N/A D Mar-18 * Please refer to the Flue-cured Tobacco Handbook Section I for rates and recommendations NEMATICIDES Dazomet A Basamid GR Pivotal E E Oct-17 Fenamiphos P Fenamiphos 10 G Fercochem E E Jan-19 Fenamiphos 40 EC Fercochem E E Jan-19 Fenamiphos 40 EC Citchem E E Sept-17 Fenamiphos 40 EC Citchem N/A E Sept-18 Fenamiphos TSA E E59 11-Jun-18 Metam Sodium P Herbifume Refiloe E E F eb-19 Metham Sodium TSA N/A E Aug-16 Metham Sodium TSA N/A E Dec-17 Metham Sodium 500 SL Windmill N/A E Nov-16 Metham Sodium 500 SL Fercochem N/A E Oct-17 7

8 Metham Sodium Citchem N/A E Mar-18 Oxamyl P Blockade G Polachem E E Jul-18 Platoon SL Cropserve E E Apr-17 Vydate 31 SL Polachem N/A E May-16 Oxamyl 310 SL Windmill N/A E Oct-17 Vydate 100 GR Polachem N/A E May-17 Oxamyl 10 GR Citchem N/A E Sept-17 Oxamyl 31 SL Citchem N/A E Jul18 Vyten 10 GR Sineria E E Apr-18 Thiamethoxam + Solvigo 108 SC Syngenta N/A D May-16 abamectin A Fluopyram G Velum Prime 408 SC Bayer N/A E Feb-18 * Please refer to the Flue-cured Tobacco Handbook Section G for rates and recommendations * Toxicity colour triangle code (G-Green, A-Amber, R-Red, P-Purple) TABLE 2: AGROCHEMICALS WHICH HAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM THE LIST OF TOBACCO-APPROVED AGROCHEMICALS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Aldicarb Acephate Fenvalerate Methamidophos Monocrotophos Thiodicarb Benomyl Alachlor Dimethenamid Metolachlor Trifluralin Butralin CATEGORY Nematicide Fungicide Herbicide Herbicide Herbicide Herbicide Growth Regulant 8

9 TABLE 3: LIST OF NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS UNDER TRIAL INSECTICIDES Chlorantraniliprole Acetamiprid+lambdacyhalothrin Imidacloprid+lambdacyhalothrin Cartap hydrochloride Emmamectine benzoate Prosular oxymatrine Abamectin Indoxacarb+Acetamiprid Azadarachtin Cyromazine Indoxacarb Spinosad NEMATICIDES Paecilomyces Fluensulfone GROWTH REGULANTS Maleic hydrazide FUNGICIDES Pyraclostrobin+dimethomoprh Kasugamycin Azoxystrobin/difenoconazole Flouxystrobin Phosphonic acid Sent by Kutsaga Seeds as a service to growers to ensure sustainable and responsible tobacco production. 9