Sonata® Fungicide Announces New Uses for Broadacre Crops

December 15, 2014

Ballad Plus® Fungicide Label Transitions to Sonata Brand, Keeping Existing Uses and Adding Broadacre

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Dec. 16, 2014) – Bayer CropScience today announced the consolidation of the Ballad Plus® and Sonata® fungicide brands into a single brand: Sonata fungicide. The patent-protected Sonata product is based on a unique strain of Bacillus pumilus (QST 2808), which offers fungicidal protection to fruit crops such as pome, grape and tomato as well as broadacre crops such as corn, soy and wheat.

Sonata fungicide is effective against downy and powdery mildews and rusts, and is an excellent fit in resistance management programs. Sonata contains an antifungal amino sugar compound that inhibits cell metabolism, creating a zone of inhibition on plant surfaces and preventing pathogens from establishing on the plant. With the label transition from Ballad Plus, Sonata can now be used to protect against diseases in broadacre crops in registered states.

Sonata continues to be an effective fungicide to protect registered fruit crops such as pome, grapes and tomatoes and is also approved for organic use in such crops. Sonata is a powerful tool when integrated into an overall disease and pest management strategy.

For additional information on Sonata fungicide and its uses, please visit: https://www.bayercropscience.us/products/fungicides/sonata, follow Bayer on Twitter @bayer4cropsus or contact your local sales representative for product information. To learn more about Bayer CropScience, visit www.bayercropscience.us.

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Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, the subgroup of Bayer AG responsible for the agricultural business, has annual sales of EUR 8,819 million (2013) and is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of seeds, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. The company offers an outstanding range of products including high value seeds, innovative crop protection solutions based on chemical and biological modes of action as well as an extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture. In the area of non-agricultural applications, Bayer CropScience has a broad portfolio of products and services to control pests from home and garden to forestry applications. The company has a global workforce of 22,400 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at: www.press.bayercropscience.com.

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Cory Wightman
Corporate Communications
Bayer CropScience
Tel: (919) 549-2835
Email: cory.wightman@bayer.com
Twitter: @Bayer4CropsUS

Megan Trevarthen
Porter Novelli
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Email: megan.trevarthen@porternovelli.com

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©2014 Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label instructions. Not all uses are registered in all states and broadacre crops are not yet registered in California. Bayer, the Bayer Cross and Sonata are registered trademarks of Bayer. For additional product information call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our website at www.BayerCropScience.us.