July 26, 2013
 

Syngenta receives Korea's approval of US corn grown with the Agrisure^® 3122 trait stack for food or feed use which offers growers a 5% refuge and two modes of action against corn borer and corn rootworm.

"US corn growers planting hybrids with Agrisure 3122 trait stack continue to gain access to additional export markets with Korean approval," said David Morgan, region director of Syngenta in North America and president of Syngenta Seeds, Inc. "A trait stack featuring dual modes of action for both corn borer and corn rootworm offers US corn growers the benefit of greater productivity through reduced refuge."

The Agrisure 3122 trait stack includes the trusted Agrisure^®CB trait, which has been helping to protect corn from European corn borer for more than 10 years; the Agrisure^®RW trait, which protects against corn rootworm; the Herculex^®I trait which provides a second mode of action against corn borer; the Herculex^®RW trait, which provides a second mode of action against corn rootworm; and the Agrisure GT trait for glyphosate tolerance.

The Agrisure 3122 trait stack is designed for geographies where corn rootworm management is a significant concern for growers.

In the US, the Agrisure 3122 trait stack already received registration from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Syngenta has received import approval from regulatory authorities in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan.