Seed Treatments Offer Complete Solutions

Imagine a world without cellphones, the Internet, Doppler radar or GPS. The same era that marked the launch of these life-enhancing technologies also witnessed the advent of seed treatments. Each of these remarkable advancements from the 20th century's final decades has provided simpler, more convenient solutions to complex challenges, from quickly accessing critical information and each other to protecting crops from pests.

It's, of course, the latter challenge that our line of Seedcare products began tackling more than 35 years ago, when we helped usher in this revolutionary approach to pest management. Since then, our quest to discover new active ingredients (a.i.s) has intensified. What started as a single fungicide seed treatment has grown into the Syngenta family of multiple a.i. combinations that manage damaging diseases, insects and nematodes in a targeted way. But when your yields depend partially on our treated seed, you deserve so much more than a product that contains proven pest-control ingredients. You also deserve unwavering, dependable service and industry-leading expertise.

Behind every Syngenta seed treatment stands a team of product managers, scientists, application experts and field specialists who are dedicated to earning your trust every day. Our network of Seedcare experts, who collaborate in the lab, at your treater and on the farm, has mastered the art of formulation and recipe development. Their work enables us to adapt our seed treatments to specific environmental conditions, customer needs and local treating equipment. They make sure the right

"As the 2015 season approaches, a new era of seed-applied technology is dawning, in which the option of protecting high-value seeds is becoming a necessity."

combination of a.i.s, polymers, colorants and other crop enhancements will not only stick to the seed but also flow through the planter.

Much of our testing takes place at the Syngenta Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota. Through hands-on training sessions, the team at Stanton shares its findings with seed company employees and retailers who provide onsite treating services. Our ultimate goal is to share best practices that will maximize the effectiveness of applications while minimizing their environmental impact.

Some of our most promising innovations, including Clariva^™ Complete Beans and Avicta^® Complete Corn seed treatments, take center stage on this website. Both are combinations of multiple a.i.s that work together to provide unprecedented early-season protection and crop-sustaining root health.

As the 2015 season approaches, a new era of seed-applied technology is dawning, in which the option of protecting high-value seeds is becoming a necessity. Syngenta will continue its commitment to build complete solutions that are precisely delivered onto the seed better than anyone else in the marketplace. With exceptional customers and industry partners like you, we can't imagine settling for anything less.