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A new lease of life for well-established fungicide

When plants get rusty

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The chlorophyl content of the plants is also measured.

Soybean rust is not a new plant disease. It was first discovered in 1902 in Japan, but it never caused much of a problem in Asia. The situation is different in South America, however, where the fungus has since become widespread, presenting soybean farmers with major problems. Bayer CropScience’s scientists in Brazil had to react swiftly. A new product was out of the question due to the long development time. But known active substances such as tebuconazole seemed promising.

Slumbering potential
Tebuconazole had already exhibited excellent efficacy against various types of rust when it was first launched twenty years ago. On the basis of these results, a new array of tests was quickly set up to focus specifically on the Latin American version of soybean rust. Read the following article to find out how Bayer CropScience’s Brazilian and Japanese research centers collaborated to solve the problem.