Kingagroot’s Bipyrazone（双唑草酮） field demonstration is successfully accepted by national key R&D project plan

On April 6 and 7, 2019, the field observation and 2018 annual review meeting of national key R&D project “the R&D and demonstration of micromolecule pesticides and formulations with high efficiency and low risk (serial number 2018YFD0200100 )” was held in Nanjing Arcadia International Hotel in Jiangsu Province. The meeting summarized the annual work of 2018, reviewed and accepted the field demonstration effect of patent compound Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） created by Kingagroot controlling resistant alopecurus aequalis.

On-site photo of Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） field observation

This project is presided over by academician Song Bao’an, the president of Guizhou University, aiming to solve practical problems like variety and formulation aging and increasing resistance of disease, pest and weed control agents in the main crops of China, lack of alternative micromolecular pesticides and new formulations, etc. Taking pests such as main vegetable virus diseases, resistant weed alopecurus aequalis and rice planthoppers as study object, this project conducts R&D and demonstrations for micromolecular pesticides with high efficiency and low risk.

With 6 academicians Luo Xiwen, Qian Xuhong, Chen Jianping, Kang Zhensheng, Song Bao’an and Li Zhengming as leaders, and more than 110 participants including government leaders like sectary Wei Qiwen from National Agricultural Technology Extension Center and researcher Wang Jianqiang from Department of Crop Production, MOA as well as experts and scholars in famous colleges and universities like researcher Zhou Wei from division of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and professor Duan Liusheng from China Agricultural University, etc., the specification of this appraisal meeting is unprecedented.

The mayor of Tianchang city is delivering welcome speech.

The large-scale demonstration site of Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） is located in the Shangpo Lake area of Tianchang city, Anhui Province. On this observation and appraisal meeting presided by academician Luo Xiwen, mayor Mr. He Jiaping introduced related information about Tianchang city and Kingagroot’s director Mr. Peng Xuegang presented the demonstration test situation. The excellent test implementation condition and compelling test result was well received by all the specialists and scholars on the site.

Kingagroot’s director Peng Xuegang is introducing demonstrating situation

Application effect of Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） (early days)

Application effect of Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） (later days)

Most of common herbicides are failed to control resistant alopecurus aequalis

Academician Luo Xiwen is observing tests in the field

With academician Luo Xiwen as chairman of committee, academicians Qian Xuhong, Chen Jianping and Kang Zhensheng as vice Chairman of committee and other 10 famous specialists and scholars in the expert committee, the herbicide Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） created by Kingagroot was highly praised. They all agreed that the creation and application of Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） is the first case of HPPD inhibitor used to control grassy weeds in wheat fields all over the world. With no cross resistance with main herbicides now used in wheat fields, such as ALS inhibitors like mesosulfuron and pyroxsulam, and ACCase inhibitors like clodinafop-propargyl, pinoxaden and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, this herbicide became a brand new agent for noxious weed control. Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮） has fully accomplished the research contents specified in the project subject mandate and well achieved the anticipated goal.

Rostrum of the project sum-up meeting

Academician Song Bao’an chaired the sum-up meeting

Photo of the sum-up meeting (1)

Photo of the sum-up meeting (2)

its treatment area reached almost 1 million mu and acquired good recognition among farmers. It is anticipated that the attainable promotion area in China can reach more than 40-50 million mu and the global peak sales can reach about 500-700 million dollars.

Other leaders and specialists participated in this meeting also spoke very highly of the creation and application of Cypyrafluone（环吡氟草酮）, including vice director Nie Shanming from Development Center for Science and Technology, MOA, researcher and division head Zhang Hongjun from Quality Control Division, Institute Control of Agrochemicals, MOA, researcher and station master Deng Jianping from Pesticide Chief Station of Jiangsu Province, researcher and station master Tian Zihua from Plant Protection Station of Jiangsu Province, professor and secretary of the party committee Bai Lianyang from Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, standing vice director Ms Li Zhonghua from China Pesticide Industry Association, professor Wang Qi from China Agricultural University, etc.

About Kingagroot

•Established in 2009, Kingagroot is a scientific innovation company that focuses on solving world agricultural weed resistance problems from two dimensions: new compound R&D and gene editing technology.

•Focus: herbicides for staple crops like rice, wheat and corn and non-selective herbicides

•The Chinese name “清原” comes from the idiom of “正本清源”， which means fundamental solution to the problem.