Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
January 29, 2009
First fungicide in United
States with Plant Health claims
BASF announced today that Headline® fungicide is the first
fungicide to have EPA approved Plant Health claims on its label.
State approvals are currently pending.
“We believe this is a new precedent for the agricultural
community,” said Nevin McDougall, Group Vice President, North
America, BASF. “Agriculture must rely on innovative products
such as Headline to meet the increasing global demand for food
and fuel, in the face of decreasing availability of land. BASF
is proud to be a leader in crop protection innovation.”
“For years growers have relied on the outstanding disease
control and Plant Health benefits from Headline,” said Rick
Chamblee, PhD, Technical Service Manager with BASF. “The
research behind this registration underscores the commitment of
BASF to helping growers get the most out of every acre by
supporting the Plant Health benefits of Headline.”
Headline improves Plant Health by acting on three unique areas
of the plant’s growth. These Plant Health benefits are improved
growth efficiency, excellent disease control, and enhanced
tolerance to stress conditions such as drought, heat, cold
temperatures and ozone damage.
“The Plant Health benefits of Headline help plants focus their
energy on producing more output,” noted Chamblee. “Over and over
again, we see the yield advantage of Headline in a number of key
crops.”
Headline is the most researched fungicide on the market, with
more than 7,000 farm trials conducted on well over a million
acres in the past seven years.
In these trials, Headline was proven to increase yield advantage
by 12-16 bushels/acre in corn, 4-8 bushels/acre in soybeans, 65
lbs/lint acre in cotton, and 6-10 bushels/acre in wheat.
Headline is registered for use on more than 90 crops to control
over 50 diseases. For more information about Headline and other
BASF crop protection products, visit,
www.agproducts.basf.com.
With sales of €3,137 million in 2007, BASF’s Crop Protection
division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to
the farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
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