Mastering cereal disease protection with fungicides

The science behind fungicides delivers disease control, but it’s the yield equation that drives results. And two critical factors are required for higher cereal yield and quality – cleaner and greener plants.

There’s no question, a clean, green plant can better withstand not only disease, but other stressors like challenging growing conditions. Keeping your crop clean of disease results in healthier plants and cleaner leaves. The result – a more productive plant that can deliver higher yields and better quality.

Why does keeping your crop clean and green matter?

Light absorption – Cereal leaves that are greener can capture more light energy from the sun, converting more energy into higher returns with higher yields.

Water conservation – A healthier plant means a lower transpiration rate in the leaves, minimized water vapour loss in the crop, better moisture retention, and a more efficient use of water. These features are certainly valuable during dry

Harvest efficiency – Selecting fungicides that control disease and help preserve crop strength will reduce lodging and shattering at harvest, improving overall harvest efficiency.

Next-generation fungicide technology

Combining a fungicide with exceptional disease control and proven plant-health benefits maximizes the equation to support stronger and healthier plants and achieve higher yield potential. In fact, 90% of cereal crop yield comes from the top two leaves and ear and can’t be realized without a clean, green crop.

Selecting the right fungicide to maximize crop health, protection and yield has never been easier. Next-generation fungicides, like ADEPIDYN ^® technology (the active ingredient in Miravis^® brand fungicides) are delivering new standards in long-lasting crop protection and plant health.

Not all active ingredients are made the same. ADEPIDYN^® is designed to extend the length of disease control and its wide range of effectiveness over cereal diseases when compared to others makes it the go-to disease control tool.

This next-generation fungicide has an excellent crop safety profile whether used on its own, in pre-mixes or in tank-mixes.

Syngenta’s line-up of cereal fungicides provides unique mixes for powerful protection against a broad spectrum of diseases. For example:

Miravis^® Neo is a combination of ADEPIDYN^®, azoxystrobin and propiconazole. These three actives work in concert to provide fast and long-lasting protection against leaf diseases. For more info on how each active behaves in the plant, visit this webpage.

Miravis^®Era is a combination of the powerful protection of ADEPIDYN^® and the long-standing efficacy of prothioconazole making it a powerhouse solution against FHB. Learn more what these two actives bring to the table here on this page.

Protect cereal yield

Prepare to protect crop yield and quality by keeping plants clean, green, healthy and disease-free. Reach out to your Syngenta rep or retail partner if you'd like advice on selecting the right fungicide to protect cereals from disease to maximize crop yield and quality potential.

​​​​​​​Always read and follow label directions. Miravis^® Era is a co-pack of Miravis^® Era A and Miravis^® Era B fungicides. Miravis^® Neo refers to Miravis^® Neo 300SE fungicide. ADEPIDYN^®, Miravis^® and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.