Parma, Idaho, USA
October 26, 2009
Nunhems announced today a new, innovative seed treatment package for U.S. onion growers that will help them reduce the risk of early season disease, giving seedlings a healthier start.
Dubbed “The Complete Package,” this proprietary treatment package combines the well-known effectiveness of Bayer CropScience’s Thiram and Allegiance® along with Coronet®, a newly introduced BASF product available exclusively on onions through Nunhems.
“This package truly represents the latest in seed technology,” said Nunhems Onion Crop Sales Manager John Erb. “We’re pleased to offer our customers a treatment option that can have such a significant impact on their yields and their bottom line.”
Working together, the combination of Thiram, Allegiance and Coronet provides superior disease control that will protect seeds, roots and emerging plants from infection by Pythium spp., and will reduce losses from damping-off and seedling blights caused by seed borne and soil borne fungi. The Total Package’s overall effectiveness is due to each fungicide’s individual attributes:
- Thiram is a broad-spectrum fungicide that helps reduce losses from damping-off and seedling blights often caused by seed borne and soil borne organisms.
- Allegiance provides systemic protection for the seed, roots and emerging plants against devastating diseases such as Pythium, systemic mildew and Phytophthora.
- Coronet: Coronet provides broad-spectrum control of various pathogens including seedborne Botrytis, Penicillium and Aspergillius.
For more information on this newest treatment package, or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Nunhems’ USA Customer Service at 800-733-9505.
Nunhems, a subsidiary of Bayer CropScience, is the global specialist in vegetable genetics and services. As a globally integrated group of teams Nunhems builds unique customer relationships and shares products, concepts and expertise with the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. Its portfolio includes leading varieties and brands in crops such as leek, onion, carrot, melon, cucumber, tomato, watermelon, lettuce, pepper and chicory witloof. With annual sales of EUR 221 million in 2008, Nunhems is among the world’s leading vegetable seed companies with an extensive range of 28 species and some 2,500 varieties. With more than 1,400 people, Nunhems is present in all major vegetable production areas in the world.
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