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Expanded
Callisto label gives Canadian growers even greater flexibility
and farm management benefits |
Guelph, Ontario
March 15, 2006Corn
producers will benefit from an expanded label for Callisto® as
they head into the 2006 growing season. The new uses for this
unique broadleaf herbicide continue to demonstrate the superior
crop safety of Callisto and will provide even greater
flexibility, and farm management benefits than before.
Additions to the Callisto label include:
- Tomatoes and potatoes as rotational crops following
Callisto with an 11-month interval*
- Tank mixes of Callisto with Primextra® II Magnum as well
as Callisto with Dual® II Magnum® plus AAtrex® on both seed
and sweet corn*
- Flexibility to use nitrogen solutions as a carrier for
pre-emergent applications of Callisto with its tank mix
partners*
- Use of Callisto in all corn hybrids including <2500 CHU
*Each of these additions is acceptable for registration pending
final label approval.
“Corn producers have already embraced Callisto for its
exceptional broadleaf weed control as well as the flexibility it
provides during the busy planting season,” says Kristine Savage,
Eastern Canada corn and bean crop manager for
Syngenta Crop Protection
Canada, Inc. “With these additions to the Callisto label,
producers will enjoy an even greater ability to manage their
crops.”
Tara McCaughey, technical crop manager for Syngenta Crop
Protection Canada, Inc. says the opportunity to plant tomatoes
and potatoes in fields previously treated with Callisto is
particularly good news for producers who have diverse crop
rotations on their farms. “The more options producers have for
crop rotations on the label the better; this new use for
Callisto will give them the flexibility they need to manage
their crop plans for greater performance and profitability.”
McCaughey also notes that the new tank mixes mean sweet and seed
corn producers will be able to experience the convenient
one-pass control that grain corn producers currently benefit
from.
Registered for use in Canada in 2004, Callisto is the first of a
new unique Group 28 class of chemistry – triketone herbicides.
Its active ingredient, mesotrione, is derived from nature and
provides corn producers with the following management benefits:
- Excellent control of key broadleaf weeds
- Outstanding crop safety, including seed and sweet corn
- Flexible pre-emergent and post-emergent application
timing
- No soil type or management systems limitations
- One-pass, season-long control when tank mixed with an
annual grass partner
- Low use rate
- Non-volatile, liquid formulation
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to
sustainable agriculture through innovative research and
technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and
ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in
2005 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs more than
19,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the
Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further
information is available at
www.syngenta.com.
®CALLISTO, PRIMEXTRA, MAGNUM, DUAL, AATREX and the Syngenta logo
are registered trademarks of a Syngenta group company. |
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