Guelph, Ontario, Canada 
April 19, 2011

Closed system requirement also removed, increasing handling flexibility for growers

Syngenta is pleased to announce that Cruiser Maxx® Cereals Seed Treatment is now registered as for use on oats, in time for the 2011 growing season. As part of this registration, the closed system requirement for this product has been removed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), providing growers with greater use flexibility on all small grain cereal crops.

Cruiser Maxx Cereals provide early-season suppression of wireworms, as well as control of several diseases, including: seed rot caused by Fusarium spp., Pythium spp., Penicillium spp., and Aspergillus spp.; seedling blight caused by seed- and soil-borne Fusarium spp.; damping-off caused by Pythium spp.; loose smut; and covered smut; and suppression of common root rot.

“Cruiser Maxx Cereals is proven to be an effective, preventative treatment for wheat and barley, protecting these seeds from key insects and diseases, so we are very pleased to extend this protection to oats this year,” says Paul Allen, Seed Care Brand Manager, Syngenta Canada. ”Additionally, the removal of the closed system requirement will be of particular value to growers treating on-farm.”

The removal of the closed system requirement eliminates the need for a pump to be used when extracting the product. The labelled rate for use on oats is the same as for wheat and barley – 325 ml/100kg seed. Cruiser Maxx Cereals is offered in a 55 litre keg, and in 26 and 115 litre totes.

Based on the active ingredients thiamethoxam, metalaxyl-M and difenoconazole, the product works through contact and by systemic activity to protect the seed and developing seedling from pests and diseases, and helps create healthy roots, faster emergence and stronger stand establishment.
 

Website: http://www.syngenta.ca/

Published: April 19, 2011