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Syngenta obtained registration for EDDUS, a new selective pre-emergent herbicide in Brazil, designed to control broad- and narrow-leaved weeds, including those resistant or tolerant to existing treatments, thereby enhancing soybean productivity and farmer profitability.
The Brazilian herbicide market has seen a significant shift, with pre-emergent product usage rising from 17% to 29% of producers over the last five years, a trend confirmed by cross-research from Weedscience.org, Spark, and Syngenta. This increase directly correlates with the growing resistance of problematic weeds like bitter grass, chicken foot grass, and pigweed to current herbicides.
Danilo Cestari, Syngenta's herbicide portfolio manager, states that EDDUS addresses producers' demand for herbicides with a broader control spectrum and high selectivity for soybeans. EDDUS combines two highly effective active ingredients with different mechanisms of action, offering broad-spectrum control and a long residual effect.
This technology protects productive potential by reducing the weed seed bank, controlling major grasses and broadleaves simultaneously, and acting with high selectivity without causing phytotoxicity. The product significantly reduces dependence on post-emergent herbicides, contributing to lower expenses and improved financial health for agricultural production.
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