September 2, 2009
Dow AgroSciences submits new herbicide tolerance traits for USDA review
Press Release
The first product of an exciting new family of herbicide tolerance traits has been submitted to the USDA, Dow AgroSciences announced.
This new family of traits from Dow AgroSciences protects yields and delivers cleaner fields with additional herbicide modes of action, offering superior weed control of glyphosate-resistant and other hard-to-control broadleaf weeds.
Submission of the corn trait for USDA review puts the new Dow AgroSciences herbicide tolerant trait technology on schedule for its planned US introduction in corn in 2012, soy in 2013 and cotton in 2015.
This new weed control technology will be available in elite germplasm and stacked with other leading herbicide and insect-resistance traits, offering a single, powerful technology that growers can use across their entire operations.
''''With the increasing incidence of glyphosate-resistant weeds, our new herbicide tolerant trait technology resets the simple glyphosate-tolerant cropping system that growers prefer, offering superior performance at historic glyphosate use rates and allowing growers to continue farming the way they want,'''' said Tom Wiltrout, Dow AgroSciences manager for global seeds, traits and oils.
The Dow AgroSciences herbicide tolerance trait package for corn conveys tolerance to broadleaf phenoxy auxin products such as 2,4-D as well as to grass ''''fop'''' herbicides. These traits will be stacked with other traits offering tolerance to glyphosate and glufosinate.
Dow AgroSciences new herbicide tolerant trait technology also provides greater flexibility in 2,4-D use, allowing planting immediately after application as compared to the delays required under current labels. This technology also offers greater reliability and faster elimination of weed competition.
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, is an agricultural company that provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.