Syngenta Names Newest Corn Herbicide

Acuron^® Flexi is the name of the newest Syngenta corn herbicide premix. With Environmental Protection Agency registration anticipated for the 2016 growing season, Acuron Flexi will combine three active ingredients, including bicyclopyrone, and two complementary modes of action. This multitargeted approach to weed control is especially important as resistance expands and weeds, such as giant ragweed, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, become more difficult to manage.

“This summer, I visited field trials across the U.S.,” says Gordon Vail, Ph.D., technical product lead for herbicides at Syngenta. “No matter where we were, what soil type we were in or what the weed pressure was, Acuron Flexi provided better, more consistent control of tough weeds than competitive herbicide programs tested.”

"No matter where we were, what soil type we were in or what the weed pressure was, Acuron Flexi provided better, more consistent control of tough weeds than competitive herbicide programs."

As its name indicates, Acuron Flexi also will provide greater flexibility. “Acuron Flexi will have no geographic or soil-type restrictions in the areas where it’s registered,” Vail says. “Additionally, growers can rotate to a variety of crops following an application of the herbicide, which can take place from 28 days pre-plant up to 30-inch corn.”

And because Acuron Flexi does not contain atrazine or glyphosate, growers will be able to tank mix it with other herbicides, including AAtrex^® and Touchdown^® brands. This is critical in certain areas of the Corn Belt, including parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the use of atrazine is limited because of carryover.

For more information on Acuron Flexi, visit www.syngentaus.com/acuronflexi.