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Greensboro, North Carolina
October 23, 2007
Syngenta
Crop Protection today announced federal registration for
Halex™ GT, a new post-emergence corn herbicide for Agrisure® GT
and Roundup Ready® corn hybrids. Halex GT offers the convenience
of glyphosate with the added benefit of broad-spectrum, residual
control of the toughest broadleaf weeds and grasses in corn
including ragweeds, waterhemp, lambsquarters, pigweeds and
foxtails. Halex GT will be available for the 2008 growing
season.
“After several years of testing formulations and conducting
efficacy trials, Syngenta has developed a state-of-the art
herbicide specifically designed for glyphosate-tolerant corn
growers who want a simple, one-pass post-emergence program that
delivers improved performance over glyphosate alone,” said
Gordon Vail, technical brand manager, Syngenta Crop Protection.
“In field comparison trials conducted over the past four years,
Halex GT has consistently outperformed and out-yielded both
one-pass and two-pass glyphosate programs.”
Halex GT is powered by mesotrione, the active ingredient in
Callisto®, which provides season-long residual control allowing
for greater application timing flexibility. Growers no longer
need to delay post-emergence applications waiting for weeds to
emerge. Halex GT will clean up weeds present in the field at
application and keep fields weed-free until crop canopy.
“By combining glyphosate and residual control, Halex GT will
give growers a more convenient, agronomic and higher-yielding
alternative to other post-emergence glyphosate-tolerant programs
used today,” said Carroll Moseley, Halex GT brand manager,
Syngenta Crop Protection. “With three proven active ingredients
in one, easy-to-use premix, even weeds showing tolerance or
resistance to several chemistries including triazines, ALS
inhibiting products and glyphosate are no match for Halex GT.
Halex GT will definitely help growers improve their
glyphosate-tolerant corn production.”
In addition to delivering superior performance, Halex GT has
also exhibited excellent crop safety. Development trials between
2003 and 2006 including tank mix and premix formulations of the
active ingredients demonstrated excellent crop tolerance when
using Halex GT according to the label.
For more information about Halex GT, contact your Syngenta sales
representative or the Syngenta Customer Center at 1-866-SYNGENTA
(866-796-4368).
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
2006 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs around
21,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the
Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further
information is available at
www.syngenta.com.
Halex™ GT, Agrisure® GT, Callisto® and the Syngenta logo are
trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. Roundup Ready® is a
registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC. |
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