Mycogen Seeds Offers Syngenta Avicta® Complete Corn on Select Hybrids
- Seven Mycogen® SmartStax® hybrids available with Avicta® Complete Corn seed treatment combination for the 2011 planting season.
- Avicta Complete Corn is a combination of separately registered products that provides reliable nematode, insect and disease protection from day one.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. and GREENSBORO, N.C. – (Dec. 7, 2010) – Mycogen Seeds announced today that it will offer Avicta® Complete Corn nematicide/insecticide/fungicide seed treatment on select MYCOGEN brand SmartStax® hybrids for the 2011 planting season.
Mycogen Seeds will offer Avicta Complete Corn on select SmartStax grain corn and silage corn hybrids from 97- to 114-day relative maturity. Specific hybrids include 2P486, 2H566, 2J597, F2F626, 2D744, 2V738 and 2P768.
“Mycogen Seeds strives to offer our grower customers the most advanced technology on the market,” said Hank King, Mycogen Seeds grain corn marketing specialist. “In 2011, corn growers will have the ultimate combination available to maximize yield potential –
MYCOGEN brand SmartStax hybrids protected by Avicta Complete Corn seed treatment.”
Avicta Complete Corn combines Avicta seed treatment nematicide with Cruiser
®, the industry-leading seed treatment insecticide brand, and Maxim
® Quattro seed treatment fungicide. Maxim Quattro is the newest innovation in the industry-leading corn seed treatment fungicide portfolio from Syngenta Seedcare. Avicta Complete Corn provides immediate, reliable protection against nematodes, insects and diseases for increased emergence and vigor, ultimately to protect the genetic yield potential of each seed.
“To maximize yield potential, it is important to provide protection against yield-damaging pests from day one,” said Mark Jirak, crop manager, Syngenta Seedcare. “Avicta Complete Corn provides complete, reliable seed protection and begins to work instantly, and continues throughout the early vegetative growth stages when the plant is most vulnerable. Corn growers planting MYCOGEN SmartStax hybrids treated with Avicta Complete Corn can rest assured they are protecting their advanced trait and genetic technology with the most effective seed treatment offering available today.”
With more than 30 years of experience and proven products that have been used on millions of acres, Syngenta Seedcare is the clear leader in innovative seed treatment solutions. Syngenta Seedcare products are backed by years of research, skilled scientists, state-of-the-art research centers and knowledgeable sales representatives to offer its customers the best products and services available. From the beginning, Syngenta Seedcare has been committed to providing the most advanced seed treatment portfolio on the market, a vision that has made the business a leader in seed treatment technology, and will allow it to remain ahead of the competition for years to come.
For more about Avicta Complete Corn, please go to
www.avictacomplete.com.
Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information about MYCOGEN brand products, visit
www.MYCOGEN.com.
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company providing innovative agrochemical and biotechnology solutions globally. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, has sales of $4.5 billion. Learn more at
www.dowagro.com.
Contacts:
Casey Mattke
Mycogen Seeds
317-337-4081
Karen Potratz
Bader Rutter & Associates
262-938-5457
Important: Always read and follow label instructions before buying or using Syngenta products. The instructions contain important conditions of sale, including limitation of warranty and remedy. Avicta Duo Corn is a Restricted Use Pesticide. For use by certified applicators only. Growers planting Avicta Duo Corn treated seed are not required to be certified applicators. Maxim Quattro is not currently registered for sale or use on corn seed in all states. Please check with your state or local extension service before buying or using this product.
Avicta Complete Corn is a combination of separately registered products containing Avicta Duo Corn nematicide/insecticide and Maxim Quattro fungicide or Maxim XL and Dynasty fungicides and may additionally contain Apron XL fungicide and/or Cruiser seed treatment insecticide. Avicta technology is protected by U.S. Patent No. 6875727.
Apron XL®, Avicta®, Cruiser®, Dynasty®, Maxim®, Seedcare™ and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.
SmartStax® multi-event technology developed by Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto.
®™MYCOGEN, the MYCOGEN Logo and SILAGE-SPECIFIC are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation.
®SmartStax is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC. Always follow grain marketing and IRM requirements and pesticide label directions. B.t. products may not yet be registered in all states. Contact your seed representative for the registration status in your state.
©2010 Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. 410 Swing Road. Greensboro, NC 27409.
©2010 Mycogen Seeds. Mycogen Seeds is an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
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