Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
July 31, 2008
Last spring, corn growers were
challenged by an unusually harsh Mother Nature, resulting in
late planting and replanting across the Midwest, along with
numerous weed-control challenges as well.
A new herbicide safener from
Bayer CropScience
will help address these early season, weed-control issues in the
future. Called the Crop Safety Innovation (CSI) Safener™, it
will provide growers with a high level of crop protection as
part of the formulation in new products, such as upcoming
Balance®FLEXX and Corvus™ herbicides.
The CSI safener is a novel chemistry that enhances the natural
ability of corn plants to tolerate herbicide activity.
“The CSI safener will work with the plant systemically, through
soil and foliar uptake, to help speed-up the metabolic
activity,” says Brent Philbrook, Bayer CropScience product
development manager. “That provides a high level of safety for
the plants as the herbicides work.”
Growers will gain more than just systemic safening activity from
CSI. It also increases the flexibility of application timing,
increases soil compatibility and maximizes root growth and plant
health.
The CSI safener extends the timing of these herbicides, allowing
for application at either pre-emergence or early postemergence.
“With our new herbicides, the CSI safener will expand the
application window by approximately eight to 12 days,” Philbrook
says.
“Because the safener is systemic, it works with the plant and
protects its ability for the best possible root and foliage
development,” Philbrook adds. “All of these benefits help get
corn fields on the right track at the beginning of the season
with healthy plants and weed-free beds.”
For more information about CSI or the registration status of
Balance FLEXX and Corvus, go to
www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.
Balance FLEXX and Corvus are not registered by the Environmental
Protection Agency or available for use.
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), Balance®, Corvus™ and CSI Safener™ are
trademarks of Bayer. Balance FLEXX and Corvus are not yet
registered for sale or use. Balance FLEXX and Corvus are
Restricted Use Pesticides. |
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