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The extensive 2016 hybrid line-up is designed to maximize corn yield and provide growers the ability to manage a wide range of production issues
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2016 hybrids portfolio was developed using the Y.E.S. Yield Engineering System™, which sources a vast genetic pool to help maximize crop yields
Minnetonka, Minn., USA, – Syngenta reaffirms its long-time commitment to improving farmers’ return on investment with 63 new corn hybrids for the 2016 growing season. Resulting from the innovative Y.E.S. Yield Engineering System™, these new
Golden Harvest®,
NK® and
Enogen® Corn hybrids are designed to improve farmer productivity and help them grow more corn.
The 2016 Syngenta corn hybrid portfolio offers a variety of maturities and key agronomic characteristics, delivering consistency, high performance and strong yield potential. The hybrids’ new-to-market genetics are expected to provide improved standability, disease tolerance and the flexibility to adapt to various soil and production environments.
The hybrids were developed using the Y.E.S. Yield Engineering System. This advanced program combines intelligent analytics, testing and technology to introduce new hybrids to the market faster. With ever-changing grower challenges, Syngenta can screen hybrid combinations quickly, using a global resource base to meet local farming communities’ needs more efficiently.
“The backbone of our Y.E.S. Yield Engineering System is our unique germplasm,” said Eric Boersma, product marketing manager, corn seed at Syngenta. “By tapping into the global pool of corn genetics offered by Syngenta, the new 2016 hybrids were developed to efficiently address environmental pressures to help growers maximize their yields and return on investment.”
The 2016 corn hybrids class includes a variety of innovative traits including:
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Agrisure Artesian® hybrids that maximize yield when it rains and increase yield when it doesn’t. Artesian™ hybrids convert water into grain more effectively than other hybrids, representing a simple way to manage the unpredictability of weather.
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20 hybrids contain the
Agrisure Viptera® trait, delivering high-quality grain through the most comprehensive corn insect control. Trait stacks with Agrisure Viptera protect yield potential from key pests including black cutworm, corn earworm and western bean cutworm.
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12 hybrids with the
Agrisure Duracade® trait. Featuring a unique mode of action, Agrisure Duracade is an essential tool in a corn rootworm management program. Available in Agrisure E-Z Refuge
® products, and in combination with other insect control, herbicide tolerant and water optimization technologies, Agrisure Duracade trait stacks are a convenient fit to any farming operation seeking corn rootworm control.
This year’s corn portfolio also includes two new state-of-the-art
Enogen® Corn hybrids. Enogen Corn enzyme technology is an exclusive in-seed innovation from Syngenta, and is the industry's first and only biotech corn designed specifically to enhance ethanol production. Farmers who grow Enogen Corn receive an average premium of 40 cents per bushel and ethanol communities benefit from keeping enzyme dollars local.
For more information about Syngenta corn seed hybrids, visit
www.SyngentaSeeds.com or contact your local Syngenta Seed Advisor™ or retailer.
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Media Contacts:
Mary DeMers
Communications Lead, Agrisure Artesian
336.632.2156
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Bev Larson
Communication Lead, NK Corn
612.656.8122
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Jodie McClement
Communication Lead, Golden Harvest
336.632.2489
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Staci Monson
Communication Lead, Agrisure traits and Enogen
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