Bayer's Poncho/VOTiVO to be Available in 2012

By Jim.Robinson|July 5, 2011

Bayer CropScience has announced that Poncho/VOTiVO will be available for use in cotton and soybeans for the 2012 growing season. With these additions, growers will have a new tool to fight nematodes and early season pests which damage crops and decrease yield.

“The proven efficacy of Poncho/VOTiVO on corn gives cotton and soybean growers assurance that their crops will thrive by reducing damage and loss due to pests and nematodes,” said Kerry Grossweiler, product manager of Bayer CropScience. “We are proud to maintain our long-term partnership with corn, cotton and soybean growers through a portfolio of seed treatment offerings, including Poncho/VOTiVO.”

Nematodes remain a major yield-reducing pest in cotton. The Cotton Disease Council’s Cotton Disease Loss Estimate Committee attributed more than 500,000 bales of lost yield to nematode damage in 2009.

Cotton acreage increases are expected in every state this year, for a total of 12.6 million acres. For these plants, Poncho/VOTiVO can protect against nematodes, including root-knot, reniform and Columbia lance.

Poncho/VOTiVO on cotton is long-lasting, protecting against even second generation nematodes, and fast-acting, defending plants from the first day onward. Because it protects against multiple types of cotton-parasitic nematodes, Poncho/VOTiVO is a key component of Integrated Pest Management programs.