Seipasa Launches Fungisei biofungicide in France

With this step, the Spanish company provides farmers with a unique, differential solution in the market segment for controlling diseases

Seipasa, a Spanish company specialized in the development, formulation and manufacture of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, biostimulants and fertilizers, has announced the launch of its Fungisei biofungicide in France after obtaining its phytosanitary registration.

With this step, the Spanish company provides farmers with a unique, differential solution in the market segment for controlling diseases such as botrytis, powdery mildew, and mildew in a wide variety of crops. In addition to France, Fungisei now forms part of the catalogue of tools available to producers in the farming systems of Mexico, USA, Peru, Turkey, Morocco, or Côte d’Ivoire.

Fungisei is a microbiological fungicide developed from a highly efficient strain of Bacillus subtilis, whose formulation is patented by Seipasa. For Dr Inmaculada del Castillo, Head of Seipasa’s Microbiology Department, “the exclusive Furity technology applied by Seipasa guarantees the microbial stability of the active ingredient for the two-year shelf life required for phytosanitary products, in a liquid formulation free of chemical preservatives.”

Pepe Martínez, Seipasa’s Business Development Manager in Europe said, “With Fungisei we are providing fruit and vegetable producers with a revolutionary tool with an extraordinary high added value within the disease control segment. It is not just that the product is highly effective, on top of that its patented formulation and Furity technology guarantees the product’s homogeneity in any conditions and its stability over a wide range of temperatures.”Natural Technology DNA

Martinez also underlined that Fungisei is a product with Seipasa’s DNA, capable of encapsulating all the innovation of the company’s Natural Technology in one single solution. Fungisei is classed as a low-risk product by the European Commission and commented that within the framework of EU crop protection there are only 35 active ingredients with this classification out of a total of 452 substances.