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THE RICE HERBICIDE

A dual controlled-release technology that releases specific quantities of an unprecedented, highly efficacious herbicide composition at specific timings

HIGHLIGHTS

technical

  • Efficacy: >90%. One application controls all major rice weeds for the entire rice cycle

  • Safety: Minimal to no phytotoxicity to rice seedlings

  • Resistant weeds controlled: sulfonylurea- and auxin-resistant weeds

  • Patent-protected: in 8 major rice producer countries

  • Applicable to:

Indica and Japonica rice cultivars

Direct-seeded and transplanted including machine-transplanted

Hot and temperate climate regions

  • Application time window:

Direct-seeded: 7-15 DAS (days after seeding)

Transplanted: 5-15 DAT (days after transplanting)

financial

  • $50-$100 USD/ha: from 5%-10% higher in rice yields

  • $140-$225 USD/ha: from savings in time and labor under directed-seeded

The game changer: A novel, one-shot rice herbicide that delivers higher yields, significant time and labor savings, and great convenience to growers.

Patent-protected and powered by a dual controlled-release technology, THE RICE HERBICIDE's unprecedented composition can control all major rice weeds at >90% effectiveness for the entire rice cycle with only one application.

Its unique herbicide composition has conquered Sulfonylurea- and Auxin-resistant weeds which have cost both hot- and temperate-climate growers significant rice yield losses. 

Our controlled-release technology releases highly efficacious herbicidal active ingredients (AIs) at specific timings with specific amounts during the first 45 days. The result is breakthrough efficiency and safety: THE RICE HERBICIDE can be applied earlier with minimal or no phytotoxicity to rice seedlings, and lasts from application until harvest. The earlier, more effective, and longer the weed control, the higher the rice yield.

Years of testing THE RICE HERBICIDE have proven its superior results under the most widespread rice farming practices: from indica rice to japonica rice, from hot-climate areas to temperate-climate regions, and from transplanted rice cultivation to direct-seeded. 

THE RICE HERBICIDE’s biggest competitive advantage is its unrivaled performance in direct-seeded rice cultivation, where weed control is notoriously difficult and no rice herbicide on the market can deliver >90% control of all major rice weeds with a single application. It is well-positioned to dominate this fastest-growing and challenging sector, which is currently worth $850-950 million in herbicide sales and gaining on transplanted rice cultivation’s market share.

THE RICE HERBICIDE technology is protected by patents in 8 major rice producer countries representing 70% of world’s rice acreage with high rice value propositions.

Controlled release of active ingredients at specific timings with specific amounts to both eradicate and prevent major rice weeds

Unique Selling Propositions

HiCap

Market Leaders

Herbicide composition

Novel

Unprecedented use in rice

Conventional

All AIs used in rice for years

Number of applications

1

2 - 3

To control all major rice weeds at >90% for the entire rice cycle

Application timing 

The earlier the application, the less the weed damage, and the greater the rice yield

~10 DAS

1-4 weeks earlier than market leaders

1st application: ~15 DAS 
2nd application: ~28 DAS
3rd application: ~39 DAS

DAS = days after seeding

Rice yield effect

5 - 10% higher

None

Resistant weeds developed

No

Yes

Resistant types developed to all market leaders

Resistant weeds controlled

Yes

No

Echinochloa oryzicola (Sulfonylurea-resistant)
Monochoria vaginalis (Sulfonylurea-resistant)
Scirpus Juncoides (Sulfonylurea-resistant)
Fimbristylis miliacea (auxin-resistant)
Sphenoclea zeylanica (auxin-resistant)

Formulation type

Granule

Sprayable

Total treatment weight

(kg/ha)

11 - 13

200 - 600*

*Denotes quantity of water required per hectare during application

Application trips per hectare

1

13 - 38

When using a 15-L backpack sprayer
(Total treatment weight ÷ 15 L)

Ease of use

Simple

Broadcast granules into rice fields.

Multiplex

Drain off water from rice fields,
spray herbicides, wait 1-2 days, then reintroduce water to the fields.

Drifting to adjacent crops

No

Yes

Fertilizer compatibility

Yes

No

Time and labor gains

BREAKDOWN

(USD per hectare)

$140 - 225

$140 in savings over 2 applications
$225 in savings over 3 applications

Labor cost

$30

(USD per hectare)
Where labor = $42.50/person/8 hrs

Labor requirement/ha:
1 person, 5.6 hours
Total # applications/cycle: 1

$170 - 255

Labor requirement/ha:
2 persons, 8 hours
Total # applications/cycle: 2-3

Rice yield gains

(USD per hectare)

$50 - 100

10% rice yield increase = $100, based on 14% rice moisture, 4 MT/ha, $0.25/kg
5-10% rice yield gains commonly observed

Farmer's benefit-cost ratio 

BREAKDOWN

3.6 - 4.4

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Notes:

  • Farmer’s Benefit-Cost Ratio = (A market leader cost on Line 5 – 50)/50. If the ratio is <0, then there is greater benefit from using the market leader than The Rice Herbicide. If 0, then both are equal. If >0, then there is greater benefit from using the Rice Herbicide than the market leader.

  • Cost unit: USD/ha

  • The 10% yield increase/ha generates approximately $100/ha extra income for farmers.

  • A market leader's cost range represents its average price range available in Asia (excluding Japan and South Korea). This price range would be higher in developed countries.

  • Market leaders: Nominee = bispyribac-sodium; Clincher = cyhalofop-butyl; Pyzero = metamifop

  • fb: followed by

Results Summary

Comparative performance for THE RICE HERBICIDE is summarized below, including overall weed control, rice safety, and rice yield. 

Results are from a wet direct-seeded rice field trial conducted by an independent CRO in the Philippines, a major rice-producing country.
The purpose of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of The Rice Herbicide with two sets of market leaders against major rice weeds.
The full study can be found here.

All Weeds Control (%)

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THE RICE HERBICIDE provides superior weed control to market standards, especially in critical early weeks.

Notes:

  • Nominee = bispyribac-sodium; Pyzero = metamifop; Clincher = cyhalofop-butyl

  • fb = followed by

  • Red is used to denote weed control of ≤85%.

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