De Sangosse/Biopreparáty agree biofungicide deal

French crop protection company De Sangosse (Agen) and Czech biopesticide firm Biopreparáty (Prague) have agreed an exclusive deal for the development and distribution of the Czech company’s biofungicide, Polyversum ( Pythium oligandrum M1). De Sangosse will be the exclusive distributor for the product in France, Germany and the UK, where it will develop, register and market it. The company’s marketing director, Christophe Maquin, says that the product will be developed for use on various crops, especially oilseed rape, and also cereals, potatoes and other major crops for which the number of available biocontrol solutions is very low.