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ISK
Biosciences Corporation is uniquely positioned to respond to promising new
opportunities and is developing seven products discovered by the
parent company Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.
These products include:
Fungicides:
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Fluazinam
is a broad spectrum fungicide subregistered
by Syngenta Crop Protection and sold as Omega
500F in the United States. Sold as
Allegro, Altima, Shogun and Frowncide in the
Americas |
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Cyazofamid
is used for control of diseases caused by
oomycete fungi. It controls late blight and
Phytophthora blight on tomatoes and other
fruiting vegetables; late blight and pink rot
on potatoes; club root and downy mildew on brassica leafy vegetables; downy mildew and
Phytophthora blight on cucurbit vegetables;
cavity spot, root dieback and forking on
carrot; downy mildew on grapes east of the
Rocky Mountains; white rust on spinach; and
downy mildew on hops. In turf it controls
Phythium Blight and Phythium Root Disfunction.
In ornamentals it controls Phytophthora crown
and root rot, Pythium root rot and Downy
Mildew. An import tolerance for imported
grape wine has been established.
Cyazofamid is being marketed in North America
by FMC Corporation as
Ranman and
Segway.
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Herbicide:
 | Nicosulfuron
offers fast and thorough control of labeled
grass and broadleaf weeds in corn. It is
registered as Samson. |
 | Flazasulfuron
offers swift ryegrass control in bermudagrass,
zoysiagrass and centipedegrass for the
professional turf industry. It also offers
excellent sedge, broadleaf weed and grass weed
control. Flazasulfuron is being marketed by PBI
Gordon as Katana. |
Nematicide:
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Fosthiazate
(Nemathorin, Cierto, Sinnema) is registered on
tomatoes as a replacement for methyl bromide
for the control of nematodes. It is
subregistered by Syngenta Crop Protection. |
Insecticide:
 | Flonicamid is
a systemic (plant) insecticide that
immediately suppresses the feeding of sucking
insects. Insects controlled include
aphids, thrips, whiteflies, leafhoppers,
mealybugs, scale, stink bugs, and plant
bugs. It is registered for use in
cotton, cucurbit vegetables, leafy vegetables,
potatoes, pome fruit, stone fruit, brassica
vegetables, mustard greens, nursery, non-crop and ornamentals grown in
greenhouses. It is being marketed by FMC
Corporation as Carbine,
Beleaf
and Aria. |
ISK
products available in Latin American countries
Herbicides:
Insect
growth regulator:
All
ISK Biosciences products have been discovered and
are trademarked by Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha,
Ltd., Japan. |