Growers Face Weed and Disease Challenges in 2016
Management solutions offer new hope in the annual battle against insidious pests.
Lower commodity prices are making it more important than ever for
growers to choose their inputs and crop protection programs wisely.
Intense weed and disease presence in recent years has put added pressure
on input decisions. Most experts agree that incorporating multiple
active ingredients and modes of action is the best approach to solving
both challenges.
Managing Weed Resistance
Weed resistance is an ongoing concern. As growers prepare for the 2016 season, a pre-emergence herbicide containing multiple, effective active ingredients applied at a full rate is the best opportunity for clean fields with only one pass.
Acuron® corn herbicide from Syngenta is such a solution. It had its first on-farm use during the 2015 season and delivered the weed control growers needed.
Rickey Kempe, a grower in Lewistown, Missouri, explains why he has switched to Acuron to protect his cornfields: “Our area has heavy weed resistance, especially marestail and waterhemp, and we had to keep using different herbicides or using more chemicals to combat the resistance. The biggest difference I’ve seen with Acuron is the control on broadleaf weeds compared to other products.”
Growers seeking added flexibility now have access to Acuron Flexi corn herbicide, which received EPA registration in February 2016. Growers in parts of the Corn Belt—including Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin—will find this product especially appealing since they cannot use atrazine because of carryover.
“Not all herbicides are created equally,” says Gordon Vail, Ph.D., herbicide technical product lead at Syngenta. “But robust herbicides that work well across different environments and soil types, such as Acuron and Acuron Flexi, deliver the best chance at clean fields.”
Delivering Disease Control
Weeds are not the only yield-robbing challenge that growers will encounter in 2016. They also need to defend crops from diseases, including rusts, leafspots and blights.
“As growers consider their fungicide plans, it’s important that they understand the full value fungicides have to offer,” says Eric Tedford, Ph.D., fungicide technical product lead for Syngenta. “Fungicides like Trivapro™ provide broad-spectrum disease control and physiological benefits that will increase yields, improve stalk quality and enhance harvest efficiency. All of these attributes improve the grower’s bottom line.”
Registered in 2015, Trivapro™ fungicide shuts down existing disease and prevents future infections in corn, soybeans and wheat. It contains three different active ingredients: azoxystrobin, propiconazole and Solatenol® fungicide, a breakthrough SDHI 10 times more powerful than competitive brands. Trivapro also helps crops better achieve their full genetic yield potential with several crop enhancement benefits, including protecting against drought stress, lengthening the grain fill window, and helping plants grow and reach canopy faster to help reduce weed pressure for maximum return on investment.
“The wet weather in 2015 led to greater disease development,” Tedford says. “While it’s possible that 2016 may not have the same level of disease development, there are always environmental stresses on plants.”
Syngenta also offers Quilt Xcel®, Quadris Top® SB and Quadris Top SBX fungicides for proven disease control. Each provides preventive and curative activity, plant stress management, and yield-boosting benefits that bring a positive return on investment, even at current commodity prices.
Managing Weed Resistance
Weed resistance is an ongoing concern. As growers prepare for the 2016 season, a pre-emergence herbicide containing multiple, effective active ingredients applied at a full rate is the best opportunity for clean fields with only one pass.
Acuron® corn herbicide from Syngenta is such a solution. It had its first on-farm use during the 2015 season and delivered the weed control growers needed.
Rickey Kempe, a grower in Lewistown, Missouri, explains why he has switched to Acuron to protect his cornfields: “Our area has heavy weed resistance, especially marestail and waterhemp, and we had to keep using different herbicides or using more chemicals to combat the resistance. The biggest difference I’ve seen with Acuron is the control on broadleaf weeds compared to other products.”
Growers seeking added flexibility now have access to Acuron Flexi corn herbicide, which received EPA registration in February 2016. Growers in parts of the Corn Belt—including Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin—will find this product especially appealing since they cannot use atrazine because of carryover.
“Not all herbicides are created equally,” says Gordon Vail, Ph.D., herbicide technical product lead at Syngenta. “But robust herbicides that work well across different environments and soil types, such as Acuron and Acuron Flexi, deliver the best chance at clean fields.”
Delivering Disease Control
Weeds are not the only yield-robbing challenge that growers will encounter in 2016. They also need to defend crops from diseases, including rusts, leafspots and blights.
“As growers consider their fungicide plans, it’s important that they understand the full value fungicides have to offer,” says Eric Tedford, Ph.D., fungicide technical product lead for Syngenta. “Fungicides like Trivapro™ provide broad-spectrum disease control and physiological benefits that will increase yields, improve stalk quality and enhance harvest efficiency. All of these attributes improve the grower’s bottom line.”
Registered in 2015, Trivapro™ fungicide shuts down existing disease and prevents future infections in corn, soybeans and wheat. It contains three different active ingredients: azoxystrobin, propiconazole and Solatenol® fungicide, a breakthrough SDHI 10 times more powerful than competitive brands. Trivapro also helps crops better achieve their full genetic yield potential with several crop enhancement benefits, including protecting against drought stress, lengthening the grain fill window, and helping plants grow and reach canopy faster to help reduce weed pressure for maximum return on investment.
“The wet weather in 2015 led to greater disease development,” Tedford says. “While it’s possible that 2016 may not have the same level of disease development, there are always environmental stresses on plants.”
Syngenta also offers Quilt Xcel®, Quadris Top® SB and Quadris Top SBX fungicides for proven disease control. Each provides preventive and curative activity, plant stress management, and yield-boosting benefits that bring a positive return on investment, even at current commodity prices.
share this article
