Syngenta UK Ltd.
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media release
Cambridge, UK, 7 April 2015
New high-yielding varieties, a next generation seed
treatment, plus black-grass management plots – all
will feature on the Syngenta stand at Cereals 2015
With the importance of producing top yields to counteract volatile grain prices, plots
of high-yielding varieties will be key attractions on the Syngenta stand at this year’s
Cereals Event (10-11 June, Boothby Graffoe, Lincs) – including new top-yielding
winter feed wheat Reflection, new winter oilseed rape SY Harnas, and highyielding Hyvido® hybrid winter feed barley.
An exciting new SDHI-based cereal seed treatment that is undergoing
development will also be on the stand, as well as black-grass plots for costeffectively boosting herbicide performance.
Key focus on Reflection
Making its first appearance at Cereals since taking the top slot for UK treated yield
on the latest HGCA Recommended List, new hard Group 4 winter feed wheat
variety Reflection will form a key focus on the Syngenta stand.
By combining high yield with other attributes – such as early maturity and stiff straw,
high specific weight and resistance to orange wheat blossom midge – Reflection
offers growers a highly practical choice for planting this autumn, says Syngenta.
Also on the stand will be an opportunity to register for Syngenta’s new ‘Beat Your
Best’ yield challenge – a chance for growers to try to beat their previous best
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average winter wheat yield by growing Reflection next season and sharing insights
with others.
Hybrid barley versus conventional barley and second wheat
With hybrid barley shown to repeatedly out-yield conventional winter barley in farm
situations, Hyvido® hybrid barley will also feature prominently on the stand.
As well as offering extra income potential to winter barley growers, benefits arising
from its earliness and vigour – such as opportunities for earlier winter oilseed rape
planting, and its ability to suppress black-grass – mean Hyvido is also now being
seen as an alternative to second wheat, says Syngenta. So as well as plots
comparing it with conventional barley, plots will also examine its role against winter
wheat.
Additionally, the strong Syngenta pipeline of new hybrids will also be discussed –
starting with new HGCA candidates Hyvido® Bazooka and Hyvido® Belfry.
Driving OSR yields
Syngenta strongly continues its initiative to Drive Up Oilseed Rape Yields with its
reliable new hybrid variety SY Harnas, which has topped the four-year average
yield during trials and now has full HGCA Recommended Listing across the UK.
The exceptionally high yielding hybrid variety’s strong autumn vigour has already
proven to help growers achieve excellent early establishment, to help counter
autumn pest and disease pressure.
This year, the Cereals trial plots will also demonstrate the first use of Toprex
applications to manage crop architecture, and enable growers to see for
themselves the effects of enhanced light penetration and green leaf photosynthetic
activity.
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Growers can also take the opportunity to glean the latest agronomy updates from
Syngenta specialists on how best to tackle autumn OSR establishment pests and
diseases for the coming season.
New SDHI seed treatment
For cereals, a new seed treatment that harnesses new-generation SDHI fungicide
technology and which is undergoing UK development will also be demonstrated on
the Syngenta stand. This will include displays of its abilities to control key seedling
diseases but also to boost rooting power – with the aim of producing better crop
establishment, overall healthier plants and extra potential for yield.
Black-grass management – cost-effective results
With concerns about black-grass control using post-emergence herbicide
chemistry in winter wheat, herbicide plots on the stand will examine the role of preemergence herbicide stacking – and how the inclusion of Defy can be used to costeffectively achieve a better result.
Spring barley
With the growth in interest in spring barley, there will also be a plot of high-yielding
spring malting barley Sanette on the stand, which Syngenta hopes will achieve full
Institute of Brewing and Distilling approval for brewing use around the time of the
Cereals event.
Photo: Reflection at Cereals Event
Caption: The new, high-yielding, hard winter feed wheat Reflection will be a
key focus on the Syngenta stand at Cereals 2015
Photo: Hyvido hybrid barley (foreground) vs wheat
Caption: As well as plots comparing Hyvido with conventional barley on the
Syngenta stand at Cereals 2015, they will also examine its role against
second wheat
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Defy® and Toprex® are Registered Trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.
Defy (MAPP number 16202) contains prosulfocarb. Toprex (MAPP number 16456) contains
paclobutrazol and difenoconazole.
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For further Press Information please contact:
Melanie Wardle
Wheat Campaign Manager
Syngenta UK Ltd
Tel (direct): 01223 883451
Mobile: 07885 089934
E mail: melanie.wardle@syngenta.com
Mark Britton
Barley Campaign Manager
Syngenta UK Ltd
Tel (direct): 01223 883526
Mobile: 07825 439137
E mail: mark.britton@syngenta.com
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