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Greensboro, North Carolina
March 30, 2009
Even amid the ups and downs of
corn production in 2008, Halex® GT corn herbicide from
Syngenta delivered
impressive weed control results versus glyphosate – whether
applied in a one- or two-pass program. With glyphosate resistant
weed acreage rising, costs escalating and weather continuing to
be unpredictable, herbicide selection is critical for success.
Fortunately for corn growers, 2008 university and Syngenta
trials show Halex GT is the ideal choice for post-emerge weed
control in glyphosate-tolerant corn.
Halex GT is specifically designed for glyphosate-tolerant corn
(Agrisure® GT or Roundup Ready® hybrids) and offers glyphosate
with residual™ with three modes of action for enhanced weed
control and glyphosate resistance management.
In 2008 trials, Halex GT defeated some of the toughest weeds,
controlling 98 percent of lambsquarters, 98 percent of
velvetleaf, 97 percent of common ragweed, 99 percent of
waterhemp and 97 percent of Palmer amaranth. It took two
applications of Roundup PowerMax™ to rival the control of one
application of Halex GT.
While two applications of glyphosate controlled nearly as many
weeds as Halex GT, the value of Halex GT is clear when growers
and retailers consider the additional time and money spent on a
second pass – and the value associated with managing resistant
weed populations.
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• Halex GT was applied at
3.6 pts./A.
• Trials conducted on 73 broadleaf and 20 grass weeds
• NIS at 0.25% v/v was added to all Halex GT treatments
• Roundup PowerMax was the glyphosate brand used and it was
applied at recommended rates
• All treatments included ammonium sulfate (AMS)
Last season also highlighted the
true power of Halex GT – its residual control through crop
canopy. Curtis Lenzen, corn grower in Cologne, Minn., used Halex
GT because a product with residual control was important to him.
“It is important to have something to continue taking down tough
weeds, like lambsquarters, throughout the whole season,” Lenzen
said. “After I saw how well our first field looked with Halex
GT, we went back and sprayed another field that had heavy
broadleaf pressure and saw good results with it as well.”
Lenzen was appreciative of the residual control, while Gordon
Vail, technical brand manager for Syngenta Crop Protection,
Inc., emphasizes the benefit of multiple modes of action.
“Halex GT has three different herbicide components with Dual
Magnum®, Touchdown HiTech® and Callisto®, making it a Resistance
Fighter™ brand,” Vail said. “Glyphosate-resistant weeds are
becoming more and more common in the Midwest, much like we have
seen in the South. Halex GT will help growers guard against the
development of resistance on their farms.”
Carroll Moseley, herbicide brand manager for Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., said bringing a product like Halex GT to the
market will offer more convenience for growers as well.
“Because Halex GT is a one-pass product that has glyphosate with
residual, and because of its wide application window, growers
can save time and money by avoiding a costly second
application,” Moseley said. “Halex GT will allow more
convenience and greater flexibility in terms of application, and
given the success of Halex GT in 2008, it’s going to be a great
product for 2009 as well.”
For more information about Halex GT, visit
www.halexgt-herbicide.com.
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NC 27419.
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