b'PARTNER CONTENTPhD, head of The Syngenta Seedcare Institute for North America in Stanton, Minn.Syngenta maintains a solid innovation pipeline and broad range of existing, effective products as part of a best-in-class portfolio that is made possible by an unpar-alleled R&D pipeline and is supplemented by convenient premix solutions.Of course, tailored, customer-centric services to create and meet demand for your treated seeds are a necessary part of the equation, and Syngenta Seedcare provides reliable and flexible supply planning and procurement in addition to technical and agronomic support.With novel active ingredients and seed treatment recipes across all major crops, Syngenta is committed to improving germination, seedling vigour, plant stand and healthy root systems to get crops off to a great start, and ultimately to help crops reach their maximum yield potential, Weikel adds. The history of Syngenta Seedcare, one of the worlds top seed treatment providers, includes a long line of firsts for the industry. Illustration: Jim Starr2010CruiserMaxx Rice, the first insecticide/ 2017Several products are introduced, fungicide seed treatment for rice, enters theincluding Clariva Elite Beans seed treatment, market, and Avicta Complete Beans, the firstan easy-to-handle premix of Clariva pn seed treatment nematicide/insecticide/fungicidenematicide and CruiserMaxx Vibrance seed for soybeans, is launched. treatments; Fortenza seed treatment insecticide registered for use on corn and 2012Vibrance, the first fungicide fromcotton; and Plenaris, a fungicide seed Syngenta specifically developed for use as treatment for sunflowers.a seed treatment, is introduced.2018Syngenta receives EPA approval for 2013The first wave of registrations forEPA Vibrance Trio seed treatment, a premix of vegetable crop seed treatments under theAPPROVED three fungicide active ingredients for soy-FarMore Technology Platform umbrellabeans, and Vibrance Cinco seed treatment, receives EPA registration; Clariva pn biologicalwhich contains five fungicidal active ingredi-nematicide is introduced. ents and five modes of action for use on corn.2014Bion 500FS, a fungicide seed2019Saltro fungicide seed treatment, treatment for sunflowers and sorghum, iswhich offers protection against sudden death introduced. syndrome and nematodes, receives registration from the U.S. EPA. Also in 2019, Epivio Zn STANTON,2016The Seedcare Institute opens itsmicronutrient seed treatment is available in rice MN expanded U.S. facility in Stanton, Minnesota. to help prevent zinc deficiency.MARCH 2020 GERMINATION.CA 37'