Greensboro, North Carolina
September 4, 2007
Syngenta Seed
Care™ announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has registered Dividend Extreme® seed treatment
fungicide for use on barley and sweet corn. Dividend Extreme
protects against certain seed-borne, soil-borne and early-season
foliar diseases in barley and certain seed and seedling diseases
of sweet corn. Registration for Dividend Extreme is pending in
New York and California.
Powerful Disease Protection in Barley
Previously available in select states through the Special Local
Needs provisions of EPA under the 24(c) registrations, Dividend
Extreme now brings its powerful performance to barley growers
across the country.
“Growers who have witnessed years of excellent performance of
Dividend Extreme in their wheat fields can now receive that same
performance in their barley crop,” said Kiran Shetty, technical
crop manager for Syngenta Seed Care. “So now growers can partner
Dividend Extreme with Cruiser® seed treatment insecticide –
another proven Seed Care product – to protect their barley and
wheat crops from certain diseases and insects at the same time.”
Dividend Extreme protects barley from damaging seed-borne and
soil-borne diseases, including Pythium damping-off, barley
stripe and covered smut. Dividend Extreme and Cruiser work
together to deliver excellent seed safety, healthy roots,
enhanced germination and even emergence, which can result in
more heads, higher yield and improved return on investment
potential.
More Protection for Sweet Corn
In addition, Dividend Extreme is now registered for use on sweet
corn to suppress post-emergent die-back complex and damping-off.
“Sweet corn growers now have an important tool for
broad-spectrum disease protection right from the start,” said
Chad Shelton, crop manager for Syngenta Seed Care. “Dividend
Extreme will help increase plant stands and positively impact
quality and yield potential, which can result in a boost to the
grower’s bottom line.”
The Dividend Extreme Advantage
Dividend Extreme is a systemic seed treatment that defends crops
from certain seed-borne and soil-borne diseases. It is a mixture
of Dividend® and Apron® XL LS, which suppresses Pythium
damping-off. Dividend Extreme is applied by commercial seed
applicators or seed companies, which provides added convenience
to growers. For more product information, contact your seed
dealer or Syngenta representative.
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.
Apron XL®LS, Dividend Extreme®
and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group
Company. State registrations may still be pending in certain
states. Please check with your state regulatory agency to
determine registration status. |
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