Syngenta’s latest offering for cereals, CruiserMaxx® Vibrance® Elite seed treatment, has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will now be available for use in the upcoming growing season.

The fungicide and insecticide seed treatment premix is an upgraded formulation of CruiserMaxx Vibrance Cereals designed to deliver early-season disease and insect protection. Syngenta spotlighted the product at the Farm Progress Show in August.

“This premix has been rigorously tested to help ensure it fits the need for an all-in-one seed treatment that protects against key insect pests and diseases,” said Bryn Hightower, product lead for Syngenta Seedcare. “The mixture of trusted ingredients helps cereal crops emerge evenly with strong stand establishment and root mass, helping to maximize plant populations. Compared with other seed treatments available on the market, we’ve observed an average of 18% greater plant stand and a 3.3 bushels per acre yield increase in Pythium-inoculated winter wheat.1”

CruiserMaxx Vibrance Elite includes two modes of action on Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and Pythium, including mefeboxam- and ethaboxam-resistant isolates, and is labeled for management of a wide range of other early-season seedborne and soilborne diseases and insect pests.

Listen to an interview with Hightower from FPS about the new product.
FPS25 Interview with Bryn Hightower, Syngenta Seedcare (3:15)