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Please find below the most recent updates on the FRAC website including FRAC Mode of Action Poster, Code List and annually updated Minutes of the FRAC Working Group meetings containing the Summary of Monitoring activities and Resistance Management Recommendations.

  • 02.21.2023

    Minutes and recommendations of the SBI Working Group were made available

    Minutes and recommendations of the following FRAC SBI Working Group Meetings held in January 2023 are now available:

    Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes: Link. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to SBI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared the previous year.

    Monitoring data especially for most horticultural crops will be added during the next meeting in April 2023.

  • 02.21.2023

    Minutes and recommendations of the CAA Working Group are now available

    Minutes and recommendations of the CAA WG meeting held in January 2023 are now available.

    Summary of most monitoring-data from 2022 for CAAs is given the minutes: link

    Based on the monitoring, following changes were made to CAA WG recommendations for Phytophthora infestans in 2023 (link) compared the previous year:
    • Apply CAA fungicides always at recommended dose rates
    • Apply CAA fungicides using not more than 2 consecutive applications
    • Apply CAA fungicides preferably in mixtures with effective partners belonging to different modes of action
    • An effective partner for a CAA fungicide is one that provides satisfactory disease control when used alone at the mixture rate
    • Good agricultural practices must be considered to reduce source of inoculum, disease pressure and resistance risk, e.g. consider to plant resistant varieties and refer to disease prediction models

    In regions with reported cases of resistance:

    • CAA fungicides must be used in mixtures, with not more than 2 consecutive applications
    • In case mixtures cannot be applied for regulatory reasons, apply CAA fungicide in strict alternation

     

  • 11.07.2022

    Updated minutes and recommendations of the SBI, SDHI and QoI Working Group meetings focusing on Soy and Cotton were made available

    The updated minutes and recommendations focusing on Soy and Cotton of the following FRAC Working Group Meetings held in September 2022 are now available:

    • SBIs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to SBI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared to the previous meeting in January.
    • SDHIs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to SDHI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared the previous year.
    • QoIs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to QoI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared to the previous meeting in January.
     

  • 07.31.2022

    Minutes and recommendations of the CAA, OSBPI, SBI, and QoI Working Group were made available

    Minutes and recommendations of the following FRAC Working Group Meetings held in Apri l2022 are now available:

    • CAAs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to CAA WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared the previous year.
    • OSBPIs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to OSBPI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared to the previous year.
    • SBIs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to SBI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared to the previous meeting in January.
    • QoIs: Summary of most monitoring-data is given the minutes. Based on the monitoring, no changes were made to QoI WG recommendations for 2022 (link) compared to the previous meeting in January.
     

  • 04.27.2022

    The updated FRAC MoA Poster and Code List© 2022 is now available for download

    The updated FRAC MoA Poster and Code List© 2022 is now available for download
    The 2022-version of the FRAC Code List© is now available for download in PDF-format. Copies may be printed freely for educational purposes.

    The PDF-files can be downloaded using following link: 
    www.frac.info/publications

     

Contact

Dr. Juergen Derpmann
FRAC Communication and Website Officer

Bayer AG,
Crop Science Division

juergen.derpmann@bayer.com