Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
January 6, 2009
Product demonstrates excellent
seed safety, improved plantability
With the addition of CSI™ Safener 500FS to its product line, Bayer CropScience
just added the perfect complement to a strong lineup of sorghum
seed treatments.
CSI Safener 500FS adds another line of protection for sorghum
growers shielding treated grain and forage sorghum seed from the
phytotoxic effects of metolachlor or S-metolachlor herbicides.
As a new herbicide seed-applied safener, CSI Safener 500FS
demonstrates excellent seed safety for up to 18 months following
treatment.
“Research shows that in addition to providing outstanding seed
protection, CSI Safener 500FS has excellent seed stability,”
says Jennifer Riggs, Bayer CropScience Product Development
Manager. “The product is detectable on the seed for more than 18
months, assuring that protected seed can be carried over from
one season to the next.”
Additionally, CSI Safener 500FS complements other Bayer
CropScience sorghum seed treatment products, such as Poncho®
seed-applied insecticide and Vortex® fungicide. Field studies
with CSI Safener 500FS over the last three years show excellent
herbicide safening properties; when the product is utilized with
Vortex, Allegiance® fungicide and Poncho, enhanced plant stands,
plant vigor and yields are obtained.
“Growers like that CSI Safener 500FS is easy to use,” Riggs
says. “Sorghum seed treated with this new safener has improved
plantability, resulting in less buildup on the planter plates
and more accurate seed placement in the ground. Studies done in
the Bayer Seed Treatment Application Center show sorghum treated
with the new safener in combination with Vortex, Allegiance and
Poncho plant similarly to planting untreated seed.”
“We’re excited to bring CSI Safener 500FS to market to add to
our expanding seed treatment product line,” says Kerry
Grossweiler, Bayer CropScience Marketing Product Manager – Seed
Treatments. “This addition shows the continued commitment Bayer
CropScience shares with growers in finding reliable seed
treatments for sorghum.”
For additional information on CSI Safener 500FS, sorghum growers
can contact their local Bayer CropScience representative or call
1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937).
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the
fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer
CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of
about EUR 5.8 billion (2007), is one of the world’s leading
innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop
protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant
biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of
products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable
agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer
CropScience has a global workforce of about 17,800 and is
represented in more than 120 countries.
Always read and follow label directions. Bayer (reg’d), the
Bayer Cross (reg’d), Poncho®, Vortex®, Allegiance® and CSI™ are
trademarks of Bayer. |
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