DuPont Announces Complete Acre Solution To Maximize Soybean Yield

DuPont announced today commercial plans for two new DuPont Crop Protection products that complement new high-yielding Pioneer® brand A-Series soybean varieties from DuPont Pioneer.

 

DuPont™ FeXapan™ herbicide plus VaporGrip™ Technology will be available to growers for the 2017 use season with Pioneer® brand soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology to combat resistant and tough to control weeds. DuPont™ Lumisena™ fungicide seed treatment will be available on Pioneer® brand soybeans for 2018 to help growers battle Phytophthora, the most prevalent yield-limiting soybean disease in the United States.

 

“When it comes to soybean performance, Pioneer is once again leading the industry,” said Steve Reno, DuPont Pioneer vice president, business director – U.S. and Canada. “We’ve invested in proprietary research approaches and local testing to more than double the rate of genetic gain of our soybean research pipeline, while continuing to ensure a leading defensive trait package.”

 

In December 2016, Pioneer announced its highest-yielding class of soybeans in company history: new 

Pioneer® brand A-Series soybean varieties developed with proprietary Accelerated Yield Technology 4.0. For the 2017 growing season, Pioneer introduced 54 new A-Series varieties. The class averaged a 2.3-bushels-per-acre yield advantage against 10,000 competitive checks in 2016 Pioneer IMPACT™ plot tests at more than 400 locations1.

 

The new A-Series lineup includes choices in herbicide trait options and more than 30 varieties with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology. These 30 varieties span a maturity range from 00.2 to 7.2, offering growers a wide range of options to fit local needs.

 

“Soybean growers have an urgent need for updated herbicide solutions that help them fight the shifting weed populations they see in their fields,” said Timothy P. Glenn, president, DuPont Crop Protection. “Competitive weeds and the rapid encroachment of herbicide-resistant weed populations are limiting yield and grower profitability. DuPont is expanding its portfolio of herbicides to better handle regional weed concerns and local environmental conditions.”

 

Combining elite Pioneer soybean genetics developed and tested across North America with much-needed additional herbicide modes of action and industry-leading seed treatment will help growers choose the products that best fit their local needs and increase return on their crop input investment.

 

FeXapan™ employs a new formulation of dicamba that offers low volatility, which helps minimize off-target movement when used according to label guidelines.

 

FeXapan™ herbicide plus VaporGrip™ Technology effectively controls herbicide-resistant weeds, including kochia, marestail, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, as part of a complete weed-control program that includes preemergence and postemergence herbicide applications with multiple herbicide modes of action, as well as crop rotation and cultural practices that manage weed growth and weed seed production. Find best practices for FeXapan™ use, plus approved tank-mix partners for FeXapan™ and state registrations at FeXapan.dupont.com.