ADAMA, a leading global crop protection company, recently, participated in the 10th Tecnobio CANA , ‘The biological control event’ in Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. This year, the company launched Protege , a microbiological fungicide and nematicide whose main focus is soybean and sugarcane crops. “At the event, we showed the benefits of using this biosolution in the cultivation of sugarcane”.
The main event focused on the biological control of pests, diseases and weeds, in addition to other related practices. The event saw participation of around 350 people, including pesticide and biological products companies, farmers and mill owners.
ADAMA believes in the combination of chemical and biological products for better crop management and therefore has been investing more and more, and significantly and consistently, in the biosolutions portfolio. According to the Brazilian Society of Nematology (SBN), the impact of nematodes on sugarcane alone can reach 12 billion reals per year and therefore they are considered a major threat to agricultural production in Brazil and require special attention from producers.
Protege has different modes of action on nematodes, due to its triple combination of bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis + Bacillus velezensis + Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ), it provide control of these parasites and protection of sugarcane productivity. The biosolution also brings practicality of use and compatibility with other pesticides.
Vinicius Boleta, Product Manager at ADAMA, said, “Protege has an innovative , formulation, delivering vigour to the cane fields, plant health and profitability”.
Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane and, in the 2020/21 harvest, was responsible for the production of 654.5 million tonne for the production of 41.2 million tonne of sugar and 29.7 billion tonne of sugar litres of ethanol, according to the Institute of Agricultural Economics (IEA).
