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In tests over the past five years in cotton, BASF and university researchers have found that Headline gives growers a 65 pounds-per-acre yield increase while controlling foliar diseases.
More than half of the 2007 winning participants in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) annual yield contest relied on BASF crop protection products, particularly Headline® fungicide, to propel them into the winner’s circle. (Source: AgriMarketing.com; 2/5/08)
Scott Asher, BASF Diversified Regional Manager, says that field trials have shown overall improved plant health when using Headline fungicide on cotton, which translates into increased yield and quality at harvest. (Source: Agwired.com, 01/09/08)
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Results from the most extensive on-farm trial program confirm powerful disease control is linked with consistent average yield boosts of 12 to 16 bu/A in corn and 4 to 8 bu/A in soybeans with Headline ® fungicide.
BASF is getting into the seed treatment business in a big way. Going into this February, BASF offered three seed treatment products. By 2009, though, BASF will bring its seed treatment offerings up to 11. (Source: Successful Farming; 2/29/2008)