Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA
January 25, 2013

Members of the Michigan Sugar Company can now start planning for 2013 with five Hilleshög® brand varieties from Syngenta. The Michigan-based cooperative has released its approved variety list which includes Hilleshög brand varieties that feature robust disease packages, increased yields, higher sugar content and improved sugar quality.

Drawn from a genetic portfolio spanning more than 100 years, the approved Hilleshög varieties are specifically tailored to meet the needs of Michigan Sugar Company growers and reflect the commitment of Syngenta providing top performing products to the sugarbeet market.

“In the past year, we have greatly expanded our breeding capacity in the U.S. The more volume our breeders begin with, the more winners come out of the pipeline.” explained Rebecca Larson, head of sugarbeet product evaluation at Syngenta. “We have the best Rhizoctonia tolerance globally and the most extensive disease testing of any sugarbeet seed company in the U.S.”

The five Hilleshög brand varieties approved by the Michigan Sugar Company for 2013 feature herbicide tolerance packages and include:

• 27RR: Industry leader in Rhizoctonia tolerance, good Cercospora tolerance
• 28RR: Excellent recoverable white sugar per acre (RWSA), good Cercospora and Rhizoctonia tolerance
• 131RR: Excellent sugar, strong emergence, exceptional Rhizoctonia tolerance, great Cercospora and root aphid tolerance, primed with Xbeet®
• 133RR: Sweet, strong emergence, excellent root aphid tolerance
• 173RR: Increased percent sugar, excellent Rhizoctonia and root aphid tolerance, great Cercospora tolerance, primed with Xbeet

“28RR continually shows strong field results and delivers good Rhizoctonia and Cercospora tolerance. Another variety, 173RR, delivers increased percent sugar and an excellent, well-rounded disease package,” said Tyler Ring, Product Manager, Diversified Field Crops at Syngenta.

Adding CruiserMaxx® Sugarbeets insecticide/fungicide seed treatment combination of separately registered products to Hilleshög brand sugarbeet seeds will provide growers with superior early-season protection against both insects and diseases like Rhizoctonia and Pythium. CruiserMaxx Sugarbeets seed treatment complements breeding efforts at Syngenta and enhances vigor, improves stand establishment and increases yield potential by protecting the sugarbeet plant as the seed germinates and develops.

To order Syngenta sugarbeet products, contact your local Hilleshög sugarbeet sales agent or a Syngenta representative.

For more information about the Syngenta sugarbeet portfolio, visit sugarbeets.farmassist.com

Website: http://www.syngenta-us.com/home.aspx

Published: January 25, 2013