Golden Valley, Minnesota
June 14, 2008
Affected growers urged to
contact Syngenta Seeds for information
Syngenta Seeds is
contacting corn growers and seed dealers who purchased five
hybrids grown in a narrow band of the northern U.S. Corn Belt.
While not all plantings of these hybrids have exhibited
symptoms, some have shown stress following glyphosate treatment.
The five hybrids share a single parental line, range from 100 to
103 days of maturity and are identified below:
- Golden Harvest H-7542GT
- Garst 87Y26GT
- NK N48G-GT
- NK N48R-GT
- NK N48R-GT/CB/LL
Growers who have planted these
hybrids are urged to contact Syngenta at
1-800-258-0498 before making any further crop
management decisions, including application of glyphosate.
“These hybrids represent less than one percent of our corn seed
portfolio and less than one-tenth of one percent of total U.S.
corn acres,” said Chuck Lee, Corn Product Line Head, Syngenta
Seeds. “We are working with growers who have purchased these
hybrids to assess options to avoid or mitigate any potential
damage from these stress symptoms.”
The seed passed all quality control tests and the glyphosate
tolerant trait is expressed. Lee said, “We currently attribute
what we are seeing primarily to environmental conditions
affecting one specific parent line common to these hybrids. All
other hybrids are performing as expected.”
“As always, we stand behind our products and we are reaching out
proactively to growers who have purchased these products,”
confirmed Lee.
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
2007 were approximately $9.2 billion. Syngenta employs over
21,000 people in more than 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on
the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further
information is available at
www.syngenta.com. |
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