As part of its commitment to bringing its new fungicide active ingredient to the UK, ADAMA will be hosting a series of regional field demonstrations to show how Gilboa’s innovative mode of action helps to protect winter wheat against the ever-present threat of disease.

The ‘ADAMA in Action’ demonstration days – which are free to attend and open to all – will give visitors the opportunity to find out more about how Gilboa works, not only as a standalone product, but also as a partner in wider fungicide programmes.

Gilboa is the trade name for flumetylsulforim, an imino-tosyl-pyrimidinone chemistry which has been classified as having a unique mode of action for cereals (FRAC Group 32).

This new mode of action inhibits fungal growth by blocking nucleic acid synthesis within pathogens, and as such works against a biochemical pathway that has never previously been targeted by cereal fungicides. This significant innovation provides valuable protection against key diseases in cereals and oilseed rape, including septoria and sclerotinia, offering UK farmers an additional form of defence in the fight against crop diseases and a powerful tool for disease resistance management.

Gilboa is currently progressing through the regulatory approval process with product availability expected for the 2027 season.

"Gilboa represents the next generation of fungicides and is therefore an incredibly exciting and important new molecule for the crop protection industry,” explains Jonny Oosthuizen, Portfolio and Campaign Manager – Cereals, ADAMA UK.

“To be able to develop and bring to market a new mode of action that is performing on a level with market leading products really proves ADAMA's commitment to UK arable farming.

“We're privileged to be leading the next generation of fungicides by introducing the first DRSP (DNA/RNA Synthesis Proposed) mode of action in cereals, and we look forward to sharing more about how Gilboa’s game-changing molecule works at our ADAMA in Action trials sites across the UK in the summer."

With ADAMA in Action trials sites in Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Norfolk, Wiltshire and Scotland, growers and agronomists from all parts of the UK will have the opportunity to see the benefits of Gilboa in the field, and to quiz ADAMA’s technical team about how and when it can be used to improve cereal disease control.