Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
January 13, 2009
BASF Canada announced
today that its newest CLEARFIELD® wheat variety, CDC Abound,
will have full commercial availability for the 2009 season. With
the addition of CDC Abound, wheat growers now have access to two
herbicide-tolerant CLEARFIELD wheat varieties, allowing them to
produce the cleanest wheat in any field, anytime.
“CDC Abound is the latest high-yielding CLEARFIELD wheat variety
to join the CLEARFIELD Production System for Wheat,” said Harley
House, CLEARFIELD wheat brand manager with BASF, from the Crop
Production Show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. “Bred by the Crop
Development Centre (CDC), and available exclusively from
Viterra, CDC Abound offers growers improved yield potential,
combined with the proven herbicide tolerance of the CLEARFIELD
system.”
CDC Abound is a Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat variety
with resistance to common bunt and loose smut, and moderate
resistance to leaf and stem rust. Compared to Superb, CDC Abound
matures 1 day earlier, has similar protein and test weight. In
2007 Proven Performance Checks, CDC Abound yielded 102 percent
of Superb. Compared to AC Barrie, CDC Abound is 2 cm shorter in
height. And, in 2007 Viterra Market Development trials, CDC
Abound yielded 119 percent of AC Barrie.
With the addition of CDC Abound to the CLEARFIELD wheat variety
portfolio, growers now have access to two varieties, including
CDC Imagine. Both varieties, available from Viterra retails
only, are recognized globally as non-genetically engineered.
This ensures growers have the same unrestricted marketing
opportunities as conventional wheat varieties.
“In addition to the strong agronomics and yield potential behind
the varieties, a significant advantage of CLEARFIELD wheat for
growers is the weed control capabilities of the system,” adds
House. “The CLEARFIELD wheat herbicides give growers the
opportunity to tackle more challenging weed control problems
with a wheat crop, such as volunteer barley or kochia. This
capability, for example, means growers could grow wheat after
barley, or take on that extra piece of rented land that has a
heavy weed infestation with the confidence that it can be
cleaned up completely.”
ALTITUDE FX® and ADRENALIN® SC, registered CLEARFIELD wheat
herbicides, provide 1-Pass control of key broadleaf and grassy
weeds, including volunteer barley and other volunteer cereals in
wheat. ALTITUDE FX controls cleavers, hemp-nettle, chickweed and
even heavy populations of wild buckwheat and kochia, including
Group-2-resistance biotypes.
As introduced in 2008, the CLEARFIELD Commitment for Wheat now
allows growers to save and re-grow their CLEARFIELD wheat seed
in future years, providing it passes CLEARFIELD Confirm™
testing. Growers will continue to be required to sign an annual
CLEARFIELD Commitment, regardless of whether they are producing
certified or farm-saved CLEARFIELD wheat, and, for the first
year of CLEARFIELD wheat production, will be required to
purchase certified seed.
Growers wishing to produce CDC Abound for the first time in 2009
will be required to purchase seed from their Viterra retail for
the 2009 production year. However, they are free to save and
re-grow CDC Abound seed on their farm in following years. If
re-growing saved seed, a no-charge CLEARFIELD Confirm test is
also required for each year of production to ensure that the
seed meets the required tolerance to CLEARFIELD wheat
herbicides.
About BASF Crop Protection division
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 oil and gas to chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals. 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 has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of almost
€58 billion in 2007. Further information on BASF is available on
the Internet at www.basf.com.
Always read and follow label directions.
ALTITUDE FX, ADRENALIN and CLEARFIELD are registered trademarks
and CLEARFIELD Confirm is a trademark of BASF. Viterra is a
trademark and registered business name of the Saskatchewan Wheat
Pool Inc. All other products mentioned are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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