™

A combination seed treatment bringing a

new active ingredient Sedaxane

SDHI, brings a new

mode-of-action

Broad spectrum

disease control.

Step change in

Rhizoctonia control

Root health

Backbone of Syngenta’s

global seedcare

fungicide portfolio

Broad spectrum disease

control

A long-established

active ingredient

Specific control of

Oomycetes

For control of 3 seedling damping-off diseases in sugar beet

Sedaxane Fludioxonil Metalaxyl-m

Excellent control of Rhizoctonia solaniDisease severity, artificial soil inoculation AG2-2-IIIB

(2013/14, laboratory, n=9)

VIBRANCE SB

AATIRAM 65 FS

VIBRANCE SB

significantly improves

percentage of healthy plants

compared to AATIRAM 65 FS

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At destructive assessment BBCH 12-16

Excellent control of Phoma betaeDisease severity, artificial soil inoculation

2013/14, laboratory, n=10. Data submitted for registration

VIBRANCE SB

significantly improves

percentage of healthy plants

compared to AATIRAM 65 FS

AATIRAM 65 FS

VIBRANCE SB

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AATIRAM 65 FS10 GA/UNIT

TACHIGAREN 70 WP14 GA/UNIT

AATIRAM 65 FS +TACHIGAREN 70 WP10 GA + 14 GA/UNIT

VIBRANCE SB(A20607B)

1.75 GA/UNIT

VIBRANCE SB +TACHIGAREN 70 WP

1.75 GA + 14 GA/UNIT

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Plant count / Pythium ultimum / Sugar beet

DE (1), SE (1) in 2015 BBCH 10-12

Efficacy against P. ultimum: plant counts

SDX active across Rhizoctonia AG groups

FDL also active against Rhizoctonia.

Combination of SDX together with FDL

brings dual activity

Rooting power under Rhizoctonia pressure

Root excavation at end of study

• Rhizoctonia tolerant variety +

VIBRANCE SB revealed biggest root /

soil agglomerates

• Predominantly unhindered growth of

tap root and side roots

• VIBRANCE SB brings a new rooting

dimension compared to thiram

• Plus demonstrates strong,

long-lasting disease control

Rhizoctonia

tolerant

basic treatment

+ AATIRAM 65

Rhizoctonia

susceptible

basic

treatment

+ AATIRAM 65

Rhizoctonia tolerant

basic treatment

+

Industry Trials: Extensive programme 2015

● Objectives

SAF: Crop Tolerance, Vigor & Disease

Control; in small plot trials

• Variety and Tested Variants

HQ/LQ; Rhizoctonia susceptible & tolerant

● Sowing Dates

IfZ / COBRI at conventional timing, singleing

in some trials

Fr: Late sowing, not optimum to get

diseases

● Sowing Conditions

Optimum period for planting early March (SB

sowing by growers)

Weather dry and cold (sowing of TLP trials)

Sugarbeet Tour in DE, 15.06.2015

Visual effect of Vibrance SB on plant growth

SAF_R_Rhizoctonia_Vibrance SB (FC)

1 Trial at ITB / With Rhizoctonia inoculation*

High infestation; Yield ( in tons / ha of Fresh root beet)

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SB6. Vibrance SB+ Tachigaren

Nett Root Yield

Variety A- Rhizoctonia Susceptible Variety B - Rhizoctonia Tolerant

*AG2-2 IIIB

SAF_R_Vibrance SB (FC)

ITB trial R1/ With Rhizoctonia inoculation*; High infection

SB1.TMTD SB2. Vibrance SB SB5. TMTD SB6. Vibrance SB

Variety A- Rhizoctonia Susceptible Variety B - Rhizoctonia Tolerant

Trial at Fontaine Chaalis (Oise / 60) ; Pictures taken on 19.06.2015 / From different blocks

*AG2-2 IIIB

Crop safety trials 2015 - preliminary conclusions

Crop tolerance (preliminary data 2015)

- Plant numbers at crop establishment, Vibrance SB was comparable to thiram

treatment

- Crop tolerance (2013/2014): No difference at early stages. Vibrance SB gave

equal to or sometimes more than, plant numbers at crop establishment

compared to thiram treatment

Positioning in or on the pellet

- All trials with Vibrance SB applied as top coat to pellet

- 2016 programme will investigate primed vs. unprimed seeds, and

positioning on / in pellet

- Different application methods are being tested

- Seed Cos welcome to initiate tests; product is available. Discuss protocol with

Seedcare

12

2015 field trial inoculated with R. solani

(AG2-2-IIIB)

Rhizoctonia Susceptible + thiram Rhizoctonia Tolerant + Vibrance SB

2015 Seedcare trials summary (Greenhouse & Field trials)

Trends observed on 16 trials across EU (2 greenhouse + 14 field trials*):

Pest Incidence

• Vibrance SB more effective compared to Thiram across all varieties, however

as tolerance increases, these differences are smaller.

Plant counts

• Plant losses during the season were smaller in Vibrance SB treated plots

compared to Thiram across all varieties.

Pest Severity on roots (harvest)

• Overall,no difference between Thiram and Vibrance SB visible at harvest

(seed treatment does not persist so long). However, some trials show lower

disease severity on beets from Vibrance SB treated plots as compared to

Thiram, mostly on susceptible varieties. No difference between the more

tolerant varieties.

*artificially inoculated

Market Timelines

Lateresearch

Earlydevelopment

Late development 1st Sales1st Registration

Available for

2016 season (USA)United States Achieved Jul ‘15

• Meanwhile, thiram in sugar beet continues to be at risk in EU28.

Requires re-registration at significant cost

*EU countries included: NL, BE, UK, FR, DE, AT, CZ, PL, SK, LT, SE, DK, FI, IT, ES, RO

Expected Nov 2016

in NL. Rest EU

to follow in 2017EU* Registration package

submitted Sept ‘15

Outside EU* Anticipated 2019

*Outside EU, countries included: Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, STANS

Genetics x Vibrance SB Seedcare x

Amistar TechnologyTM based

solutions

- Internal SYT trials

- Rhizoctonia Genetic project IfZ 2015

- Südzucker project 2015 DE

Rhizoctonia disease incidence - %

infected plants at BBCH49*

*Internal trials in DE (2015)

• Vibrance SB superior to

thiram across all varieties

• Additional of foliar

fungicide improves control

on top of the seed

treatment benefit

Rhizoctonia disease incidence - % root

area infected at harvest

• Clear benefit of foliar

fungicide on top of seed

treatment for superior

control of beet infections

Outlook – VIBRANCE SB + Tolerant variety

+ Foliar application

Artificial infection: Rhizoctonia (AG2-2-IIIB)

Untreated Rhizoctonia Program

Pictures: Stefan Terhalle; Trial in Tannershausen (Bayern)

• Superior control of Phoma betae and Pythium (plant stand count,

disease severity) compared to AATIRAM 65 FS

• Crop safe in field trials (2013/2014/2015)

• Superior control of Rhizoctonia solani (disease incidence and

disease severity) compared to AATIRAM 65 FS

• Long-lasting protection against soil-born pathogens; plus excellent

rooting power demonstrated under R. solani pressure

the long awaited fungicide ST

innovation for better sugar beet establishment,

providing- stronger, healthier roots

- better ground coverage

- higher, more consistent yields

• When combined with a fungicide as part of an integrated solution,

clear benefits observed in late Rhizoctonia control and sugar yield

Tamsin KNIGHT - Product Biologist, Seedcare EAME

Thank you for your attention