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«Innovation frees man from constraints and generates greater competitiveness.»

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Every day we work, study, observe, and test something new; to give ourselves and our customers the opportunity to free ourselves from the constraints of the field, regulations, and the market.

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Agridaeus was founded as a research and development company, and for this reason, we focus on our products, improving efficiency and application strategy.


All our formulations are the result of in-house research, and in collaboration with universities and research centers in Italy and around the world, we have acquired extensive expertise to discover highly effective solutions and innovative mechanisms of action.

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Providing the tools and solutions to increase our customers' competitiveness is our goal.

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Cuxamin - Announcement Innodriver

The project involved the development of an ultra-low-dose copper-based formulation to stimulate plants' natural defense mechanisms. Copper-based formulations are commonly used in agriculture to combat fungal diseases, but in high quantities, this metal can be toxic to plants. Furthermore, copper sulfates, which form the basis of pesticides, affect the entire surrounding growing environment, depositing in the soil and thus altering the ecosystem.
Due to the ongoing pollution of the subsoil caused by the accumulation of substances such as copper, lead, cadmium, zinc, manganese, and nickel, the European Commission recently reviewed the use of these substances, setting new and more restrictive limits on the quantities that can be used. Therefore, Agridaeus sought to address the new regulatory restrictions imposed on the use of copper-based pesticides by investing in this project to develop a prototype that would drastically reduce the amount of copper per hectare per year (Cu/ha per year). Indeed, at the doses assumed for the formulation, only 30 g of Cu would be distributed, a 10- to 25-fold reduction compared to current formulations. Experimental trials on Pinot Grigio vines, Abate pear trees, and table tomatoes to control Plasmopara viticola (the causal agent of downy mildew) in grapevines and Stemphyllium vesicarium (the causal agent of brown spot) in pears, respectively, yielded results indicating that the low-copper product was effective at a dose of 50 ml/hl (equivalent to approximately 16 g/ha of copper metal per treatment), ensuring a protection index of 73.5-94.9% for grapevines and 55% for pears.

Progetto di ricerca rame basso dosaggio Cuxamin regione Lombardia
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