FMC Corporation, a leading agricultural sciences company, recently submitted regulatory applications for Dodhylex active herbicide in eight rice-growing countries. Registration dossiers were submitted in India, Brazil, the Philippines, the United States, Colombia, South Korea, Peru and Taiwan, which account for approximately 35% of the estimated 165 million hectares of planted rice globally. Regulatory submissions for Dodhylex active are planned in additional key global markets.

Dodhylex active, FMC’s brand name for tetflupyrolimet, has been classified by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) as a Group 28 herbicide, making it the first new mode of action herbicide globally in over three decades. Dodhylex active will be an important new rotational tool for growers to manage herbicide resistance, which poses an increasing challenge for growers worldwide.

"Dodhylex active is a significant advancement for the agriculture industry as it will help combat resistant grass weeds,” said Dr. Seva Rostovtsev, FMC Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. “This is particularly remarkable because rice is a grass, and controlling grass weeds in a grass crop is challenging.”

Studies show this proprietary molecule will offer season-long control of resistant grass weeds in rice, regardless of the cultivation method. FMC continues to research the use of Dodhylex active in additional crops, including sugarcane, wheat, soybean and corn.

"Dodhylex active is one of many new active ingredients in our robust development pipeline that will contribute to FMC’s near and long-term growth,” said Brian P. Angeli, FMC Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “There are opportunities to control resistant grass weeds in other crops, and we are exploring additional markets for Dodhylex active outside of rice. We believe this will expand our global addressable market in the future.”

Pending regulatory decisions, FMC anticipates the first launches of Dodhylex active in 2026.