Indianapolis, Indiana
July 31, 2007
The biggest piece of news at the
largest farm show in the Midwest could likely come at the corner
of 10th Progress Street and Central Progress Avenue. That’s
where Dow AgroSciences will
reveal for the first time and announce details of an exciting,
new family of herbicide tolerance traits during the Farm
Progress Show on Aug. 28 through 30 in Decatur, Illinois.
Known currently as Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerance (DHT),
this innovative technology will improve and enhance the
performance of glyphosate and glufosinate cropping systems, says
Dan Kittle, vice president of Research & Development at Dow
AgroSciences.
“DHT traits will enable the use of additional broad-spectrum
herbicides with differing modes of action in both the burndown
and postemergence application timings,” Kittle says. “These
technologies will provide solutions to improve the control of
hard-to-kill broadleaf weeds, reduce selection pressure for
glyphosate resistance and help to sustain the use of the
glyphosate tolerance cropping system in crops like corn,
soybeans and cotton.”
Visitors to the Dow AgroSciences tent at Lot 1030 will be able
to get a backstage, up-close look at corn containing DHT
technology in field plots. They also will get more details of
the chemistries that can be applied postemergence over the top
of crops containing DHT.
“One of the most exciting things about this new technology is
that it will provide tolerance to multiple families of
chemistry,” says Ben Kaehler, Traits & Germplasm Licensing
business leader for Dow AgroSciences. “DHT will complement
today’s existing herbicide tolerance traits to deliver improved
weed control above and beyond that obtained with glyphosate or
glufosinate alone.”
Besides DHT, visitors will see several new herbicides being
launched by the company through its new Technology for Traits™
portfolio of products designed for use in herbicide-tolerant
crops:
- SureStart™ herbicide is a
broad-spectrum, soil-applied herbicide that has been
designed and labeled for use only in herbicide-tolerant
corn, such as Roundup Ready® corn.
- Durango® DMA® herbicide
contains a new third-generation glyphosate salt that
delivers ease of handling and consistent, proven,
broad-spectrum weed control.
- Sonic™ herbicide contains
two unique modes of action for broad-spectrum foundation
control of broadleaf weeds in Roundup Ready soybeans.
- Also on display in Dow
AgroSciences field plots will be the latest hybrids from
Mycogen Seeds,
including both grain corn and Silage-Specific™ hybrids;
HERCULEX® XTRA Insect Protection technology; and the
company’s industry-leading healthier oils lineup.
®™DMA, Durango, HERCULEX,
Sonic, SureStart and Technology for Traits are trademarks of Dow
AgroSciences LLC
™Silage-Specific is a trademark of Mycogen Corporation.
®Roundup Ready is a registered trademark of Monsanto Company.
SureStart is a federally Restricted Use Pesticide. Durango DMA,
Sonic and SureStart are not registered for sale or use in all
states. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to
determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your
state. Always read and follow label directions.
HERCULEX Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and
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