In 2004, AgroSource, in conjunction with the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC), the Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council (CHRAC) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF-IFAS), began a formal program to achieve a citrus abscission agent product that facilitates mechanical harvesting for the Florida Citrus Industry.
Through a careful screening of several compounds, CMNP was selected as the priority abscission agent candidate. Subsequently, AgroSource has conducted the product development and registration program for CMNP in Florida oranges. CMNP has now been advanced to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration review process.
Current regulatory status for CMNP:
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Section 5: | Experimental Use Permit (EUP) & Temporary Tolerance (TT) |
| ▪ Submitted to EPA December 2009 | ||
| ▪ EPA Decision Anticipated in July 2011 | ||
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Section 3: | Federal Registration by the EPA |
| ▪ Submission pending |
Upon successful registration, AgroSource will commercialize and steward CMNP to the
Florida Citrus Industry.
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