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More than 20 years of research into ferric phosphate has resulted in a formulation that’s the world’s market leader. CPM talks to the company that first introduced ferric phosphate and discovers how research knowledge has been transferred into successful slug control in the field. Research shows no increase in efficacy from including attractants in the formulation. By Lucy de la Pasture Ferric phosphate has been available to UK arable growers for more than a decade, but its heritage stretches back to 1997 when it was first introduced as a molluscicide. The company behind the discovery and patented formulation of ferric (III) phosphate, is German manufacturer Neudorff, a company that specialises in natural products and is better known in the UK for their presence in the home and garden market. The way ferric phosphate works means the only visual sign of slug control is the crop growing away. “Although we introduced ferric phosphate in the home and garden market initially, our focus changed when we saw a demand in agriculture and horticulture for an effective and environmentally friendly molluscicide. So we set about developing a form of ferric phosphate that was appropriate for agriculture,” explains Peter Baumjohann, head of…
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