Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
April 20, 2007
U.S. growers have a new choice for
managing soybean diseases, improving overall crop health and
increasing yield potential. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has granted a Section 3 label registration for use
of Stratego® Fungicide on soybeans. Stratego is approved to
control alternaria leaf spot, frogeye leaf spot, anthracnose,
septoria brown spot, cercospora blight, pod and stem blight,
rhizoctonia aerial blight, powdery mildew, and Asian soybean
rust.
Stratego is a fungicide premix of strobilurin and triazole
chemistries that provide two different modes of action. In
addition, the strobilurin component of the premix,
trifloxystrobin, expresses unique leaf retention/redistribution
properties. These properties provide improved leaf coverage and
locked-in residual control against diseases. Working together,
the premix inhibits spore germination on the plant surface and
fungal growth within plant tissues.
Randy Myers, Ph.D., fungicide product manager for row crops,
Bayer CropScience,
says, “Growers have invested a lot of their resources in
evaluating the benefits of fungicides on overall soybean health.
Should they or shouldn’t they invest the time and financial
resources in a fungicide application? It’s looking like
fungicides are a good opportunity for improving crop health, and
in turn boosting soybean yields,” he adds. “Growers’ fungicide
choices to manage anything other than Asian soybean rust were
limited until now.”
“Applying fungicides to soybeans is receiving a lot of attention
due to the concerns about Asian soybean rust. This also leads to
increased attention on the value of fungicides managing
secondary diseases in soybeans,” explains Jim Bloomberg, Ph.D.,
fungicide product development manager, Bayer CropScience.
Bloomberg says that yield returns in soybean fields treated with
fungicides may vary due to variables such as selected soybean
cultivars and weather conditions.
“During most seasons, a timely fungicide application will
increase yields that can result in a significant economic
benefit,” Bloomberg says.
Previously, Stratego had a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for
use on soybeans to manage Asian soybean rust. Stratego also is
approved to manage fungal diseases in corn, rice, peanuts,
pecans and cereal grains.
U.S. growers and retailers can learn more about Stratego by
visiting the Web site
www.BayerGrowingStrong.com or, by calling 1-866-99-BAYER.
Bayer CropScience LP is the U.S. business of Bayer
CropScience, which has its global headquarters in Monheim,
Germany. Bayer CropScience, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual
sales of about EUR 6 billion, is one of the world’s leading
innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop
protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant
biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of
products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable
agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer
CropScience has a global workforce of about 19,000 and is
represented in more than 120 countries, ensuring proximity to
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