Greensboro, North Carolina
March 20, 2009
In 2009, Callisto® herbicide, long
renowned for its exceptional performance on broadleaf weeds in
corn, will be available for use in 14 additional crops for its
first full-use season since receiving U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) registration on these crops last spring.
Growers can now rely on Callisto for broadleaf weed control and
crop safety in cranberries, blueberries, lingonberries, flax,
pearl millet, asparagus, bluegrass grown for seed, perennial
ryegrass grown for seed, tall fescue grown for seed, oats,
rhubarb, sweet sorghum, grain sorghum and sugarcane.
Callisto has been a top-selling herbicide in corn since its
introduction in 2001 due to its unprecedented broadleaf weed
control, outstanding residual control and best-in-class crop
safety.
“After nearly a decade of success in corn, we’re extremely
excited to be able to offer the benefits of Callisto to a wider
range of crop producers,” said Carroll Moseley, Ph.D., herbicide
brand manager, Syngenta Crop Protection. “Ranked the number one
post-emergence herbicide in customer satisfaction by corn
growers, we’re confident Callisto will become a proven partner
in these crops as well.”
Callisto contains the active ingredient mesotrione, offering a
new mode of action for weed control in these crops.
“The addition of Callisto to a grower’s portfolio of herbicide
options will help raise the bar for weed control,” said Gordon
Vail, Ph.D., herbicide technical brand manager, Syngenta Crop
Protection. “Mesotrione is highly systemic for effective weed
control; it carries a low risk of resistance and is rapidly
absorbed into the weed within the first 24 hours of application,
which allows it to begin working very quickly.”
In addition to these new crop registrations, mesotrione, a low
use rate HPPD inhibitor has been reviewed under a “reduced risk”
classification by the EPA.
According to John Abbott, Ph.D., NAFTA herbicide regulatory team
leader, Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta takes the approach of
meeting as many of the reduced-risk criteria set by the EPA as
possible.
“We try to ensure it’s an easy decision for EPA,” Abbott said.
“An aspect of the EPA’s vision is to encourage reduced-risk
registrations. Syngenta is the leader in the industry for
gaining reduced-risk approvals for its products. This is just
another example of Syngenta pursuing this goal.”
Abbott said Callisto use on sweet sorghum did not receive the
reduced-risk designation because there are no other registered
products on that specific crop. All other newly-registered minor
crops received the reduced-risk designation.
Because each crop has different guidelines for application,
Syngenta recommends growers carefully review each crop’s label
instructions before applying Callisto. For more information on
specific label instructions, contact your local Syngenta Crop
Protection representative or visit www.farmassist.com.
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Important: Always read and follow label instructions before
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