- Provides the most advanced insect control trait stacks on the market
- Offers trait stacks that control up to 16 above-and below-ground insect pests
- Features Agrisure Viptera®, the only trait available for western bean cutworm control
The innovative Agrisure® traits portfolio from Syngenta once again delivered a strong performance in the field this year, with best-in-class insect control of pests that can cause severe damage to corn yield.
In 2017 destructive pests like western bean cutworm continued to pose threats to growers, damaging corn fields across the Corn Belt and leaving crops susceptible to contamination from molds and mycotoxins like aflatoxin or fumonisins.
“The Agrisure traits portfolio has offered much needed relief to a wide array of growers throughout 2017,” said Dr. Tim O’Brien, commercial traits product lead for Syngenta. “We’ve received reports from multiple geographies on the performance of Agrisure trait stacks in the field. In particular, trait stacks containing the Agrisure Viptera® trait have performed very well in areas impacted by insects like western bean cutworm.”
Agrisure Viptera performs under western bean cutworm pressure.
As growers prepare for 2018 planting, it will be important to assess and prepare for potential insect outbreaks and damage. A hybrid with the right insect control trait stack can provide immediate protection against insects to help mitigate damage before it can occur.
“Scouting for insect pests can be time consuming and finding a comprehensive crop consultant can be difficult in some geographies,” said O’Brien. “Traditional insecticide applications for insect control are costly, unplanned expenses and can be difficult to time properly for effective control. In the face of unpredictable and difficult-to-scout insect pressures, planting a hybrid with comprehensive insect control traits can help growers rest assured their yield is protected.”
To help growers manage pests, the Agrisure traits portfolio offers industry-leading above- and below-ground insect control via trait stacks like Agrisure Duracade® 5222 E-Z Refuge®, reducing the need for costly insecticide applications and resulting in better grain quality and the ability for crops to live up to their full genetic yield potential.
Agrisure Duracade 5222 E-Z Refuge is the ultimate trait stack for growers looking to control insects with simplicity and choice. Agrisure Duracade 5222 E-Z Refuge features both the Agrisure Duracade and Agrisure Viptera traits, offering premium broad-spectrum insect control of 16 damaging insects to help preserve genetic yield potential, with a simple in-bag E-Z refuge seed blend.
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