Syngenta Unveils EQUENTO®: Innovative Seed Treatment for Enhanced Crop Protection and Soil Biodiversity

Syngenta Unveils EQUENTO®: Innovative Seed Treatment for Enhanced Crop Protection and Soil Biodiversity

(IN BRIEF) Syngenta Crop Protection has introduced EQUENTO®, a novel seed treatment that offers effective control of soil pests while promoting farm sustainability. EQUENTO® is based on Syngenta’s PLINAZOLIN® technology and provides precise control of a broad range of pests, including challenging ones like wireworms. The seed treatment enhances sustainability by promoting healthier roots, better soil health, and biodiversity. It offers farmers flexibility in application and dose rates and remains effective in low soil temperatures. Syngenta plans a global launch of EQUENTO®, starting in Australia.

(PRESS RELEASE) BASEL, 5-Jun-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta AG, a global agricultural technology company active in the production of agrochemicals and seeds, announces that Syngenta Crop Protection’s Seedcare business is proud to unveil EQUENTO®, an innovative seed treatment designed to provide exceptional control of various soil pests while supporting farmers in advancing the sustainability of their agricultural practices.

Leveraging Syngenta’s cutting-edge PLINAZOLIN® technology, EQUENTO® is applied directly onto seeds, offering crop protection right from the early stages of plant development. With a novel mode of action (IRAC Group 30), it effectively addresses the rise of insect resistance and provides precise control over a wide range of soil pests, including challenging adversaries such as wireworms and red-legged earth mites. This seed treatment is versatile and can be applied across multiple crops, including cereals and canola.

One of the key advantages of EQUENTO® is its ability to enhance the sustainability of farming operations. The seed treatment is safe for both seeds and plants, delivering highly effective pest control at very low dose rates. Additionally, it exhibits low solubility and mobility in the soil, ensuring targeted and efficient pest management in the immediate vicinity of the plant’s roots. As a result, it promotes healthier root systems, contributing to improved soil health and biodiversity.

This innovative seed treatment also offers farmers increased flexibility in their farming decisions, ranging from application timings and dose rates to the option of mixing it with other insecticides and fungicides. EQUENTO® remains effective even in low soil temperatures, efficiently controlling pests that either ingest or come into contact with the plant while reducing pest populations in the soil. Moreover, the treatment boasts exceptional target specificity, enabling farmers to precisely customize their dose rates based on specific pest challenges.

“EQUENTO^®‘s combination of a novel mode of action, broad spectrum pest control, as well as superior seed and crop safety reflects Syngenta’s commitment to innovation,” said Jonathan Brown, Global Head of Syngenta Seedcare. “It transforms the ability of farmers to manage wireworms and other hard to control pests, establish a healthy young crop crucial for good yields, while protecting soil health, bio-diversity and the planet.”

Insects and soil pests pose significant challenges to farmers, jeopardizing both crop yields and harvest quality by causing damage and creating pathways for diseases. Their continuous evolution, coupled with the impact of climate change leading to shifts in insect pressure and spectrum, has intensified the need for innovative solutions that protect farmers’ ability to cultivate crops productively and sustainably. Currently, around 600 insect species have shown resistance to at least one insecticide.

Syngenta plans to globally launch EQUENTO® under the trademark EQUENTO® Extreme in Australia later this year, with further registrations anticipated in other markets worldwide. This launch marks an important step in providing farmers with effective tools to tackle pest challenges while promoting sustainable agriculture practices.

About Syngenta Crop Protection

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Syngenta, www.twitter.com/SyngentaUS and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/syngenta

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