Ludwigshaven, Germany and St.
Louis, Missouri
January 20, 2009
BASF and
Monsanto Company today
announced a new joint-licensing agreement to accelerate the
development of the next-generation of dicamba- based weed
control chemistry products. Both parties will participate in the
development of innovative formulations for dicamba for use with
herbicide- resistant cropping systems. Further details of the
agreement were not disclosed.
Researchers are able to make herbicide-resistant crops using
plant biotechnology and advanced plant breeding to enable
farmers to control weeds more efficiently and save time, money
and fuel. Crops that are resistant to both Roundup® agricultural
herbicides and dicamba would represent the next generation of
herbicide-resistant crops to deliver significant on-farm
benefits to growers. Improved formulations of dicamba are being
developed to complement this new combination of
herbicide-resistant crops.
"We are very excited to actively participate in developing
innovative solutions for this next-generation cropping system
for growers," said Emmanuel Butstraen, Group Vice President,
Global Strategic Marketing, Herbicides, for BASF's Crop
Protection division. BASF is currently the largest provider of
dicamba and dicamba-based solutions.
BASF has a proven track record of bringing innovative
formulation technologies to the market that improve the
effectiveness and environmental profile of crop protection
products. Later this year, it will launch its blockbuster
herbicide Kixor™ in North America.
"Effective weed control is critical for increasing crop yields
to meet the growing global demand for food, feed and fuel," said
Sean Gardner, Monsanto's Global Chemistry lead. "Combining a
second type of herbicide resistance with Roundup Ready®
technology would offer growers multiple tools for weed control
through the use of Roundup®, dicamba, or combinations of both
herbicides."
Monsanto is working to develop dicamba-resistant soybean and
cotton products to combine with its current Roundup Ready®
products. Both products would provide a new, unique way to
control broadleaf weeds, designed to provide growers with an
effective and high-yielding weed management system.
BASF und Monsanto vereinbaren gemeinsame Entwicklung von
Formulierungstechnologien für Dicamba-Herbizid - Beschleunigte
Entwicklung der nächsten Generation von Dicamba-Produkten zur
Unkrautbekämpfung
Die BASF SE (DAX: BAS) hat ein
Lizenzabkommen mit Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) geschlossen. Das
Ziel ist eine schnellere Entwicklung der nächsten Generati-on
von Dicamba-Produkten zur Unkrautbekämpfung. Die Vereinbarung
sieht vor, dass beide Unternehmen bei der Entwicklung und
Vermarktung innovativer Formu-lierungen für Dicamba zum Einsatz
in herbizidtoleranten Anbausystemen zusam-menarbeiten. Weitere
Einzelheiten der Vereinbarung wurden nicht bekannt gegeben.
Dank moderner Züchtungsmethoden und mithilfe von
Pflanzenbiotechnologie entwi-ckeln Forscher heute erfolgreich
herbizidtolerante Nutzpflanzen, die eine gezielte Kontrolle von
Unkräutern ermöglichen. Landwirte können so Unkräuter
effizienter als bisher bekämpfen und dadurch Zeit, Kosten und
Kraftstoff sparen. Saatgut, das so-wohl gegen das Herbizid
Roundup® als auch gegen Dicamba resistent ist, repräsen-tiert
die nächste Generation von Herbizid-resistenten Sorten, die dem
Landwirt deut-liche Ertragsvorteile verschaffen. Verbesserte
Dicambaformulierungen werden der-zeit für diese
herbizidresistenten Sorten entwickelt.
„Wir freuen uns, dass wir aktiv zur Entwicklung von
Formulierungstechnologien für dieses Anbausystem der nächsten
Generation beitragen“, sagt Alyson Emanuel, Di-rector, Global
Strategic Marketing Herbicides im BASF-Unternehmensbereich Crop
Protection. Die BASF ist zurzeit der größte Anbieter von Dicamba
und Dicamba-basierten Pflanzenschutzprodukten.
Die BASF blickt auf eine lange Erfolgsgeschichte bei der
Vermarktung innovativer Formulierungstechnologien zurück, mit
denen die Wirksamkeit und das Umweltprofil von
Pflanzenschutzprodukten verbessert wird.
„Wirksame Unkrautbekämpfung ist entscheidend, um Ernteerträge zu
steigern und damit der weltweit wachsenden Nachfrage nach
Nahrungsmitteln, Futtermitteln und Energie zu begegnen“, so Sean
Gardner, Global Chemistry Lead von Monsanto. „Die Kombination
dieser neuen Form der Herbizidresistenz mit Roundup Ready®
bietet Landwirten die Möglichkeit, Roundup, Dicamba oder eine
Kombination beider Herbizide als Werkzeuge in der
Unkrautbekämpfung zu nutzen.“
Monsanto entwickelt zur Zeit Dicamba-resistentes Sojabohnen- und
Baumwollsaat-gut, das dann mit den bereits vorhandenen
Roundup-Ready Produkten verwendet wird. Mit den neuen Sorten
können Landwirte breitblättrige Unkräuter wirksam be-kämpfen und
ihre Ernteerträge steigern.
Monsanto is an agriculture company. The company is a leading
provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products
that improve farm productivity and food quality. Monsanto is
committed to investing in products that can make a difference
for its farmer customers and the land they farm.
The company uses plant breeding, plant biotechnology and other
applications of modern science to support its commitment to
agriculture and the farmers that feed, clothe and fuel our
growing world. For more information on Monsanto, see
http://www.monsanto.com.
With sales of euro 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.
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
http://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 euro 58 billion in 2007. BASF shares are traded on the
stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich
(AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet
at http://www.basf.com.
Note to Editor: Roundup and Roundup Ready are trademarks of
Monsanto Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Kixor is a
trademark of BASF.
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