b'HONORABLE MENTIONS, TRAITS:XtendFlex Soybeans, BayerCommercial Launch: Summer 2021 Cannabis F1 Hybrid Seeds, Better SeedsBetter Seeds Cannabis F1 Hybrid seeds were A new segment of the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System, XtendFlexfirst commercialized in March 2021. The goal soybeans are the seed industrys soybean trait with tolerance to dicamba,was to replace the need to clone cannabis glyphosate and glufosinate. Constant progress requires new innovations toseed and to enable consistency and uniform keep evolving pests, including weeds, at bay. Those ideas include stackedgrowth, which saves growing acres and traits.labor. Not only that, but the F1 Hybrid seeds XtendFlex soybeans are built upon the high-yielding Roundup Ready 2allow growers to meet cannabinoid levels Xtend soybean technology that growers are already familiar with, with toler- and enjoy stable seeds like other crops.ance to both dicamba and glyphosate herbicides. With XtendFlex soybeans, farmers now get additional tolerance to glufosinate for more flexibility andDouble Team Sorghum Cropping Solution, herbicide choices to manage resistant and tough-to-control weeds.S&W Seed CompanyWith three traits stacked into one, XtendFlex allows farmers to form an inte- S&Ws Double Team Sorghum Cropping grated weed management program based on the individual needs of the farm.Solution is the first broad spectrum post Many growers define success as walking hand-in-hand with yieldwhich isgrass control solution in sorghum. Launched impacted as weeds continue to develop and adapt to become resistant toin May 2021, it controls grasses in grain current technologies. 2020 XtendFlex germplasm trials were conducted in 94sorghum as a post emergence application. locations to demonstrate an average win rate of 70%.It allows growers to grow sorghum in areas While the herbicides take care of fighting the weeds growers are combat- where they might have been forced to ting, the XtendFlex soybean system means the crop can withstand herbicideabandon acres due to the inability to control application, reducing weed pressure and allowing the field to reach higheremerged grasses.yield potential.ES Capello Protect, LideaA biological strategy, ES Capello combines two varieties of rapeseed in the same bagup to 93% ES Capello and 7% ES Alicia. ES Alicia flowers 10 days prior to other varieties, which draws in pollen beetles that can reduce yield. Instead of attacking the main strain ES Capello, ES Alicia plays the role of a natural trap. Radix Wintergreen, Radix EvergreenCommercialized in Sept. 2021, Radix wintergreen is a permanent perennial ground cover for corn, soybean, vineyard and orchard production. It germinates quickly in the fall and grows throughout the winter and early spring to produce a low growing ground cover. The cover facilitates soil stabilization, water percolation and weed suppression. JANUARY 2022SEEDWORLD.COM /25'