Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
February 17, 2009
Every year, growers face tough
challenges — weather, markets, pests — and they often look for
new ways to manage risk.
In 2009, soybean growers can choose LibertyLink® soybeans with
Ignite® herbicide, the only nonselective alternative to the
Roundup Ready® system.
LibertyLink soybeans are marketed by more than 85 leading seed
companies, across a wide geography, offering maturities from 0.5
to 4.9, and LibertyLink soybeans feature top-of-the-line seed
treatment protection of the Trilex® 6000 Soybean System.
“In 2008, across 100 key trials testing various soybean
varieties, LibertyLink soybeans performed as well as or better
than competitive trait varieties,” says Jon Fischer, technical
and business development manager,
Bayer CropScience.
“LibertyLink soybeans demonstrate no yield drag or lag, with
excellent yield performance across all available maturities.”
Ronnie Helms, research agronomist with G&H Associates, based in
Stuttgart, Ark., had first-hand yield experience with
LibertyLink in his 2008 trials.
“The genetics are there to yield with the current commercial
leaders and I can attribute no yield drags to LibertyLink,” says
Helms. “You want to insert a new gene into a variety that is a
competitive choice. They’ve done that with this line.”
In 2008, Helms and his associates compared a late group 4
LibertyLink line with two popular competitive Roundup Ready
varieties — one from Pioneer Hi-Bred International and one from
Hornbeck Seed Company.
Across all trials in four locations, the three varieties yielded
a mean average ranging from 58 bu/A to 63 bu/A, with the
LibertyLink variety coming in at 61 bu/A.
“The four locations represent the large geography we service.
Different clays, silt loams, different planting dates,
environments, across managements, I think it did well in all of
them,” says Helms.
According to Fischer, Bayer CropScience continues its work with
key germplasm providers to greatly broaden LibertyLink variety
offerings for 2010 and beyond, including expanding maturity
range and agronomic packages.
Treat Your Beans Right
In 2009, LibertyLink soybeans come with an extra layer of
protection for growers; in fact, it’s six layers of protection
with the Trilex® 6000 Soybean System.
According to Helms, the number of growers opting for soybean
seed treatment continues to rise. “With the price of beans, a
seed treatment helps for a more uniform stand. You can’t make a
crop without a stand.”
The six powerful layers of protection from the Trilex 6000
Soybean System include two fungicides, a biological fungicide
and an insecticide. All layers of Trilex 6000 combine to give
growers increased crop vigor in their stands and yields.
“By combining LibertyLink soybeans and Trilex 6000, Bayer
CropScience provides a complete package at planting,” says
Fischer. “Growers get top genetics with early protection from
critical disease and insect yield loss.”
Helms has seen seed treatment protection pay off with stand and
performance. “We don’t plant naked seed; there’s too much risk.”
For additional information on LibertyLink soybeans or the Trilex
6000 Soybean System, growers can contact their local Bayer
CropScience representatives, call 1-866-99-BAYER
(1-866-992-2937) or visit
www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the
fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer
CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of
about EUR 5.8 billion (2007), 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 17,800 and is
represented in more than 120 countries.
Always read and follow label directions. Bayer, the Bayer Cross,
Ignite, LibertyLink and Trilex are registered trademarks of
Bayer. Roundup Ready® is a trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC.
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