Bayer CropScience has added the biofungicide Shemer to its portfolio of crop protection products. The company has now completed the acquisition of certain assets and technologies relating to biological development products of AgroGreen in Ashdod, Israel. This move follows the acquisition by Bayer CropScience in March last year of AgroGreen products which will be marketed under the brand names BioNem and Votivo® (containing the active ingredient Bacillus firmus).
Shemer is based on the micro-organism Metschnikowia fructicola, a kind of yeast. It is an antagonist that protects fruit and vegetables against diseases caused by fungal pathogens. Bayer CropScience intends to pursue integrated solutions based on Shemer to develop new and innovative components for sustainable production. This will help farmers to meet the growing need for affordable, high-quality food products. AgroGreen, a business unit of the Minrav Group, is among the leading suppliers of bionematicides and biofungicides.
Shemer is currently approved in Israel for use in grapes, citrus fruit, pome and stone fruit, and strawberries. The first registrations in Europe are expected in 2013.
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