Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
April 20, 2009
BASF has released results of its
2008 on-farm field trials of Headline® fungicide in cotton that
demonstrate an average increased yield of 65 lbs. of lint/acre
and minimized crop risk through the control of key mid- to
late-season foliar diseases.
In the 77 on-farm trials conducted in 2008, Headline, the most
researched fungicide on the market, showed a consistent
lint/acre yield advantage.
This confirms the 67 replicated trials conducted in the past
four years with Headline on cotton.
Average cotton yield
increase of 65 lbs. lint/acre with early or mid-bloom
applications
Average cotton yield increase of 94 lbs. lint/acre with
sequential bloom applications
Headline applications maintained high lint quality,
including uniformity, fiber length, color and strength,
while increasing yield
“We are very impressed with
Headline’s increased yield potential for cotton, disease control
and Plant Health benefits,” said Amber Shirley, Ph.D., Technical
Marketing Manager with BASF. “The successful on-farm field
trials show that cotton growers can obtain the same benefits in
terms of yield, disease control and Plant Health that corn,
wheat and soybean growers have come to expect with the use of
Headline on their farms.”
Cotton diseases controlled by Headline include Alternaria leaf
spot, Ascochyta blight, Stemphyllium leaf spot, Anthracnose boll
rot, Ascochyta boll rot, Diplodia boll rot, Fusarium hard lock,
Phoma blight and rust.
“When looking at field trial results in cotton from the past six
years, Headline has averaged a 65 pound lint/acre increase,” Dr.
Shirley said.
“The 2008 results confirm that Headline has consistently
increased yield potential year after year.”
Headline is an ideal tank-mix partner and can be mixed with an
insecticide and Pentia® plant regulator, which helps growers
avoid extra application cost. Headline is a part of the BASF
line of trusted products for cotton farmers, including Prowl
H20® herbicide, Pentia plant regulator and Distinct® herbicide.
Headline also has shown consistent yield advantages in other
crops. Farm trials in 2008 confirmed yield advantages of 14 to
16 bushels/acre in corn, four to eight bushels/acre in soybeans
and eight to 10 bushels/acre when applied at flag leaf in wheat.
For more information about Headline and other BASF crop
protection products, visit
www.agproducts.basf.com.
With sales of €3,137 million in 2007, BASF’s Crop Protection
division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to
the farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and
performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals
and oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF helps its customers
in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its
high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an
important role in finding answers to global challenges such as
climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
BASF posted sales of more than €62 billion in 2008 and had
approximately 97,000 employees as of the end of the year.
Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at
www.basf.com.
Always read and follow label directions.
Headline, Pentia, Distinct and Prowl H20 are registered
trademarks of BASF.
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