Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm protection, Durastak™, has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will be available in hybrids from both the Golden Harvest® and NK® brands, and through independent seed companies for the 2027 season.
Drew Showalter, Head of Corn Portfolio Strategy for Syngenta, is at Commodity Classic this week to talk about this new development. “The new Durastak trait stack is going to deliver more rootworm protection, more roots, and what farmers care about most, more yield potential over our current offer, which is great for farmers that are battling a really, really tough pest that’s constantly evolving,” said Showalter. “We’ve added rootworm protection, we’ve added a mode of action to our stack, and yet we’ve reduced the complexity.”
The new Durastak trait stack helps control damaging above- and below-ground pests with alternative modes of action for farmers to provide them a tool to delay insect resistance for long-term corn rootworm management. Durastak will also be delivered to the market in combination with Viptera® trait technology, the most effective above-ground insect control in the industry.
Learn more in this interview from Commodity Classic.
Classic 25 - Drew Showalter, Syngenta Corn Portfolio 6:04