Limburgerhof, Germany
May 20, 2009
In this podcast you will learn how
innovative fungicides from BASF help to improve plant health.
 In the agricultural industry plant diseases such as fungal
attacks can seriously damage the production of foodstuffs. And
according to estimates, more than 40% of the crop yields that
are theoretically achievable are lost because of threats such as
plant diseases, bacteria and viruses, as well as from
environmental impacts like drought. This is the motivation that
drives the researchers at BASF to develop new approaches and
solutions to combat these problems. The means they employ
against these fungal attacks are the so-called fungicides.
BASF Corporate Communications started a regular bilingual
Podcast service in April 2007 to report on BASF’s innovations
and research and development activities in an
easy-to-understand, informative and entertaining way.
Listen to the audio reportage with Dr. Philipp Lane (Director
Global Research Fungicides at BASF), Dr. Matthias Bratz (Senior
Research Manager in Formulation Development at BASF), Amber
Shirley, Ph.D. (Senior Technical Specialist, BASF Crop
Protection, USA), Marco-Antonio Tavares-Rodrigues (Research and
Development Manager for Fungicides, BASF Latin America).
Podcast Chemistry of Innovations, English editions:
http://www.basf.com/podcast
Direct
subscription via RSS-Feed or iTunes (search for “basf”):
http://corporate.basf.com/en/podcast/innovation.xml
BASF –
Crop Protection – global website
http://www.agro.basf.com/
BASF –
Crop Protection – Fungicides
http://www.agro.basf.com/agr/AP-Internet/en/content/solutions/fungicides/index
BASF is
the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its
portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance
products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil
and gas. 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 posted sales of more than €62 billion in 2008 and had
approximately 97,000 employees as of the end of the year. 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
www.basf.com. |
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