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Greensboro, North Carolina
March 31, 2009
Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc. announced today Lumax® and Lexar®
herbicides and Quilt® fungicide have received federal
registration for use in grain sorghum from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“Expanding these top-performing products for use in grain
sorghum represents our commitment to the American sorghum
grower,” said Travis Dickinson, head of marketing for Syngenta
Crop Protection. “Just as they have delivered top performance
and value in other crops, sorghum growers will now be able to
use these solutions for enhanced productivity.”
Lumax herbicide received registration for use in grain sorghum
in Nebraska and Kansas in 2008, but the recent approval will
expand its use to all states where Lumax is registered. This is
a new EPA crop registration for Lexar in grain sorghum.
“Applied pre-emergence, Lumax and Lexar will control
yield-robbing weeds before they emerge and deliver long-lasting
residual to prevent weed competition through canopy closure,”
said Carroll Moseley, Ph.D., herbicide brand manager for
Syngenta Crop Protection. “This will ultimately protect grain
sorghum yield potential.”
Phil Stahlman, Ph.D., weed scientist at Kansas State University,
has conducted research on grain sorghum for 30 years. He said
the weed control exhibited by Lumax and Lexar has been “quite
exceptional.”
“Lumax and Lexar contain multiple modes of action for highly
effective control of problem broadleaf weeds and grasses
including those resistant to glyphosate, ALS-inhibiting and
triazine herbicides such as waterhemp, Palmer amaranth and
kochia,” Stahlman said. “We haven’t had a lot of new
developments in grain sorghum in several years, so getting these
two products registered for use in sorghum is the most exciting
thing that’s happened for weed management in sorghum in a long
time.”
The registration of Quilt fungicide provides growers with two
modes of action for broad-spectrum disease control in grain
sorghum, which represents another major development for the
sorghum industry.
Quilt combines the Power of Two™ active ingredients,
azoxystrobin and propiconazole, to provide both preventive and
curative control of foliar diseases. Its two modes of action
help prevent resistance and provide sustainable disease control.
In sorghum, Quilt will provide control of anthracnose, gray leaf
spot and ergot.
“Sorghum growers can now look forward to the long-lasting,
broad-spectrum disease control that Quilt has provided in corn
and wheat for years,” said Eric Tedford, fungicide technical
brand manager for Syngenta Crop Protection. “Quilt helps
maximize Plant Performance™, resulting in healthier plants,
increased yield and better harvest to help increase a grower’s
return on investment
While Lumax and Lexar herbicide and Quilt fungicide have
received federal registration from the EPA, state registrations
are still pending. Growers should check with their state or
local extension service before buying or using these products.
In the state of Texas, Lumax and Lexar will only be registered
for use in sorghum grown north of Interstate 20 or west of
Highway 277.
More information is available from your sales representative,
the Syngenta Customer Center at 866-SYNGENTA (866-796-4368), or
at www.farmassist.com.
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than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our
purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class
science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to
increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve
health and quality of life. For more information about us please
go to www.syngenta.com.
Important: Always read and follow label instructions before
buying or using these products. Lexar® and Lumax® are Restricted
Use Pesticides. Lumax, Lexar and Quilt have not received
approval for use or sale in grain sorghum in all states. Please
check with your state or local extension service before buying
or using these products.
Lexar®, Lumax®, Plant Performance™, Power of Two™, Quilt® and
the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. |
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