Bayer Fungicide Seed Treatment Approved in US

Posted by |29 May 2012

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, US – The US Environmental Protection Agency cleared Bayer’s EverGol, a seed treatment designed to protect against Rhizoctonia and other diseases that inhibit establishment. The penflufen-based seed treatment will be available next year on cotton, canola and wheat.

“EverGol is the newest fungicide in the seed treatment industry to propel the future of farming for growers in the United States,” Bayer Seed Treatment Product Manager Phil Gibson said in a press release. “Studies have shown that EverGol treated seeds are quicker to emerge, grow faster and result in better crop establishment.”

In addition, EverGol formulations and their active ingredient penflufen will provide growers with broader performance disease protection, including control of Rhizoctonia fungi and general seed decay. EverGol also promotes better stands under disease pressure and improves crop vigor which can lead to more efficient use of water and nutrients, according to Bayer.

“With commodity prices for crops continuing to be above historical averages, the benefits of EverGol’s increased plant protection makes it a smart fungicidal seed treatment decision in which growers can be confident,” Gibson said.

The EverGol trade names in the US will include:
• EverGol Prime for cotton
• Prosper EverGol for canola
• EverGol Energy for wheat