Syngenta Expecting To Release New Corn Herbicide Before 2015 Growing Season

Feb 20, 2015

By Ryan Crossingham Farm & Ranch Guide

Pending registration, Syngenta is expecting to release their latest corn herbicide for the 2015 growing season.

Acuron, Syngenta’s new corn herbicide, contains four active ingredients, including the new bicyclopyrone, and three modes of action to deliver a multi-targeted approach to weed control in corn.

“We’re excited for Acuron because it includes a new active ingredient called bicyclopyrone, which brings some unique herbicidal characteristics to the corn market,” said Brett Miller, technical development lead for Acuron. “When combined with the other active ingredients in Acuron, it really gives us a broad spectrum product to control most of the toughest weeds with corn.”

With weed resistance continuing to expand, so does the need for residual herbicides to combat that expansion and provide more consistent weed control.

“Not only is (Acuron) a very effective herbicide in itself, but it contains built-in weed resistance management because it contains different types of ingredients with different types of action,” said Miller.

Acuron is anticipated to control more than 70 broadleaf weeds and annual grasses, including giant ragweed, common ragweed, Palmer aftermath, waterhemp, marestail, cocklebur and morning glory.

“This is going to be technically a very good product,” said Miller. “But it’s also going to be very flexible. It has a lot of residual capabilities and we need that residual for managing some of the tougher weeds.”

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