Some of the most devastating diseases for small grains and grass seed growers now have new competition - Quilt™ fungicide. Quilt, registered for use on wheat, barley, triticale and grasses grown for seed, provides systemic, long-lasting control of rusts, Septoria, powdery mildew and tan spot. State registrations are pending. For grasses grown for seed, registrations are being sought only in Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon and Washington.

"Quilt provides a new benchmark for disease control in small grains," said John Goggin, brand manager for Syngenta. "It has excellent residual control that protects crop yields and quality longer into the season. Quilt has proven to be highly effective against some of the most damaging wheat diseases."

Quilt combines the proven performance of Tilt^® and Quadris^® fungicides into a long-lasting, powerful formulation that takes disease control to a new level. The two modes of action, represented by the active ingredients propiconazole and azoxystrobin, complement each other to provide a built-in resistance management strategy for sustainable disease control.

The staying power of Quilt provides extended protection of the crop, resulting in increased yields and higher quality grain. Research and in-field trials confirm that Quilt provides a superior, longer-lasting defense against key diseases, including rusts, Septoria leaf blight and glume blotch, powdery mildew, Helminthosporium leaf blight, tan spot, spot blotch, barley scald and net blotch.

Quilt is active at all stages of the fungal pathogen (spore germination, mycelial growth and sporulation), providing protectant, curative and eradicant activity. It also works systemically to resist wash off and protect new growth.

 "Quilt combines the number one U.S. cereals fungicide with the only strobilurin available in the United States that distributes throughout the leaf to provide total protection. Cereals growers can be confident that they are getting improved, long-lasting protection against key foliar diseases," Goggin said.

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2002 were approximately US $6.2 billion. Syngenta employs some 20,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in London (SYA), New York (SYT) and Stockholm (SYN).

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