Modern agriculture is essential to the well-function agriculture food system. The health of crops worldwide is threatened by some 25,000 plant diseases and untold insects and weeds. With a broad portfolio of products, we offer solutions in seed treatments, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides to increase yield and protect the crops.
Current and pipeline product offerings combine crop protection, traits and seeds to provide integrated portfolios of complementary technologies in major broad acre crops and vegetables.
SeedGrowth
Protecting crops during the early growth stages to exhaust the full yield potential of the seed. Top-selling brands like Poncho, Gaucho XT, Aeris offer growers valuable solutions.
New this year is Votivo, a substance developed for biological pest control in seed treatments which expands our offer to protect against nematodes that live in the soil.
By combining the No. 1 corn seed-applied insecticide, Poncho, to form Poncho/VOTiVO, offers a new innovative solution to protect seedlings and roots from nematodes. For growers, that means improved plant vigor, fierce yields and a positive return on investment.
Herbicides
Protecting growing plants against species of weeds and grasses that impact the crop.
A new solution this year, Capreno postemergence corn herbicide delivers reliable, season long weed control.
Capreno, a novel chemistry among corn herbicides, combines a grass and a broadleaf specialist for complete weed control. With multiple modes of action, Capreno is strong enough to achieve one-pass postemergence weed control, yet flexible enough to fit into a two-pass program. Launched in select states in 2010, Capreno will be available in most states for the 2011 season.
Insecticides
Chewing, sucking, biting bugs can inhibit the growth of food, fuel, fiber and energy crops. Without protection, nearly half the crops would be gone. With a growing population, growing more from each acre is viable to a sustainable future.
New to the market is Movento.
Fungicides
To meet the various challenges of fungal diseases, fungicides come in various forms. They are used to protect seeds and crops or to stop initial infestation as a part of integrated pest management. We have a broad range of active ingredients in our fungicide portfolio to control various fungal diseases in all major crops. Offering enhanced disease control and yield potential to growers is one more way Bayer CropScience delivers on its commitment to total solutions.
New Innovation
Stratego® YLD is a new fungicide for corn and soybeans, featuring the latest in triazole technology. Offering two different modes of action, it provides both preventive and curative activities along with improved surface coverage and systemic movement to provide broad-spectrum, long-lasting disease control and higher yield potential. Stratego YLD will be available for use in corn and soybeans for the 2011 growing season.
