Stress research: Dr. Dirk Ebbinghaus and Dr. Albert Witzenberger (left to right)...
Drought, heat or excessive rainfall cause stress to wheat, rice or corn plants and sap their vital energy. This is reflected in reduced yields. Fungal diseases likewise compromise crops, causing global harvest failures and the threat of basic food shortages. Global food reserves have already dropped to their lowest level in 30 years.
Fitness program against climate change
Scientists at Bayer CropScience have now discovered that a tried and tested fungicide that has been protecting cereals, vegetables and fruit crops against dangerous fungal diseases for many years also has completely new and extremely useful properties: trifloxystrobin not only successfully protects against harmful fungi, but also increases plants’ resistance to stress. Find out how Bayer scientists are boosting crop resistance against both climate change and pests at the same time here.