Canada
September 30, 2009
Source: Bayer CropScience Canada
Soybean growers in Ontario and Quebec will soon have a new herbicide-tolerant soybean production system with the introduction of LibertyLink soybeans. Similar to LibertyLink corn and InVigor® canola, LibertyLink soybean varieties contain built-in resistance to Liberty® herbicide.
“LibertyLink soybeans have been in the pipeline for more than 10 years and have been refined to the point where there is no yield drag associated with the trait,” says Greig Zamecnik, Director, Row Crop and Horticulture with Bayer CropScience.
“We are excited to help introduce a new herbicide-tolerant soybean option that uses a different mode of action than what’s currently available in the marketplace,” continues Zamecnik.
Liberty herbicide delivers excellent control of grassy and broadleaf weeds in all LibertyLink crops. As the only Group 10 herbicide on the market, Liberty offers growers a competitive herbicide resistance management tool for Group 9 (glyphosate) chemistry. The suggested retail price of Liberty 200 has been significantly reduced to under $12/acre for the 2010 growing season, based on the 1.0 L/ac. rate.
A limited supply of LibertyLink soybean varieties will be available for 2010, and growers should contact their seed supplier for information on specific varieties.
