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Bayer CropScience announces the registration of Proline™ Fungicide for the cereal grains market. The new active ingredient, prothioconazole, is the most powerful tool available to growers to reduce the damage scab and leaf diseases cause in wheat and barley.

“This is an immensely valuable tool for growers,” says Randy Myers, Bayer CropScience Fungicide Portfolio Manager. “There has never been a treatment for head scab that provides this level of activity and increases the quality of wheat and barley crops.”

In trials across North America and around the world looking at the activity of Proline on head scab, wheat and barley fields have shown an increase in crop quality as a direct result of decreased DON levels.

The benefits of this product aren’t limited to head scab management. Proline halts foliar diseases that are present when it’s applied and stops new infections from attacking a grower’s wheat and barley. This activity keeps these infections from attacking an operation’s bottom line.

“Proline provides the best control of leaf and grain head diseases currently available,” says Myers. “This disease control improves plant health and ultimately results in an increase in wheat and barley yields.”

In addition to wheat and barley, Proline is also available to help control Sclerotinia in canola, dry beans and peas, rapeseed and field mustard, and Ascochyta Blight in chickpeas and lentils.

Bayer CropScience is committed to bringing new and innovative solutions, like Proline, to crop protection. This commitment is reflected in the local Cereal Experts representatives. For any questions concerning the use of Proline, growers should visit www.cerealexperts.com or talk to their local Cereal Experts representative.

Bayer CropScience LP is the U.S. business of Bayer CropScience, which has its global headquarters in Monheim, Germany. Bayer CropScience, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 6 billion, is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of about 19,000 and is represented in more than 120 countries, ensuring proximity to dealers and consumers.

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