Des Moines, Iowa
October 17, 2007
DuPont (NYSE: DD) has received three prestigious Agrow
Awards in recognition of its innovative and industry-leading
agricultural product pipeline and technologies. The awards were
presented to DuPont's Crop Protection and
Pioneer Hi-Bred
businesses at the inaugural 2007
Agrow Awards ceremony
in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 16.
"We are thrilled with the recognition we've received from the
Agrow Awards and our peers in the industry," said Erik Fyrwald,
group vice president -- DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition. "New
products and technologies such as the
Optimum™ GAT™ trait, DuPont™ Rynaxypyr™, and a broad array of
others in our crop protection and biotech pipelines will deliver
powerful new tools and choices to farmers around the globe."
DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition was
recognized for the following products and technologies:
Best R&D Pipeline.
DuPont received the 2007 Agrow Award for "Best R&D Pipeline"
in recognition of the broad array of new active ingredients
and biotech traits in development across the DuPont
Agriculture & Nutrition platform. The depth and breath of
the DuPont pipeline across new chemistries and genetic
traits make it unique to the industry.
DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition is preparing to launch its
new Optimum™ GAT™ trait in soybeans, which offers growers
expanded choices for controlling a broad spectrum of weeds
through both glyphosate and ALS herbicide tolerance. The
trait also will be introduced in corn and other crops.
In addition, new Pioneer seed and trait developments on the
horizon include drought tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency,
a line of high-yielding soybeans and soybean varieties with
higher levels of healthy oils.
On the crop protection front, a new anthranilic diamide
insecticide, DuPont™ Rynaxypyr™, will be launched this year.
Following this in the pipeline are a new fungicide for
cereals, a second-generation anthranilic diamide insecticide
and two promising candidates for herbicides and fungicides.
Some of the exciting products in discovery and development
include new DuPont herbicides, fungicides and insecticides,
as well as new Pioneer seed and trait advances in herbicide
tolerance, disease resistance, insect control, yield and
agronomic improvements, improved feed characteristics,
increased ethanol production, healthier oil production and
improved crop processing characteristics.
Best Novel Agricultural Biotechnology -- Optimum™
GAT™ Trait. DuPont used proprietary gene shuffling
technology to develop the Optimum™ GAT™ trait that provides
tolerance to glyphosate and ALS herbicides, giving growers a
new and better choice that maximizes yield potential,
improves crop safety and expands weed control options. This
next-generation herbicide tolerant trait allows growers to
incorporate complementary ALS herbicides offered by DuPont
Crop Protection into a glyphosate program, giving them
longer lasting, broader spectrum weed control under more
conditions than ever before. DuPont is on track for
commercial introduction of the Optimum™ GAT™ trait in
soybeans by 2009, pending regulatory approval. DuPont also
plans to commercialize the trait in corn and other crops.
Most Innovative Chemistry -- DuPont™ Rynaxypyr™.
DuPont Crop Protection was recognized for its novel
insecticide, DuPont™ Rynaxypyr™. This unique molecule is
extremely effective at providing long-lasting control of a
broad spectrum of chewing insects and several other
important insect species at low application rates in a wide
variety of crops. It also exhibits an excellent
environmental profile. Rynaxypyr™ will be launched in
selected markets later this year under the DuPont™ Altacor™,
Coragen™ and Prevathon™ brand names.
The Agrow Awards were developed to
recognize excellence in the crop protection and production
industry. The inaugural awards were announced at a black-tie
ceremony on Oct. 16. The ceremony was held in conjunction with
XVI International Plant Protection Congress in Glasgow and was
co-hosted by the BCPC (formerly known as the British Crop
Production Council) and Agrow. Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont
business, is the world's leading source of
customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain
and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa,
Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics in nearly 70
countries.
DuPont Crop Protection serves
the global production agriculture industry with leading products
for grain and specialty crops, forestry, vegetation management,
fruits and vegetables, and also has entered the professional
pest control market.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded
in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable
solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for
people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont
offers a wide range of innovative products and services for
markets including agriculture and food; building and
construction; communications; and transportation.
Optimum™ and GAT™ are trademarks of Pioneer Hi-Bred.
DuPont™, Altacor™, Coragen™, Prevathon™ and Rynaxypyr™ are
trademarks or registered trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates. |
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