Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta has unveiled CLARIVA, a seed treatment nematicide based on the Pasteuria technology.
CLARIVA comprises naturally occurring soil bacteria with a direct mode of action on nematodes, microscopic worm-shaped soil organisms, that cause damage to major agricultural crops.
Syngenta chief operating officer John Atkin said that soybean growers in particular have long been searching for additional tools to manage the widespread cyst nematode problem, which in the US alone causes more than a billion dollars of annual yield losses.
"CLARIVA will take nematode control to a new level and reinforce our global leadership in seed treatment innovation," Atkin added.
Syngenta stated that trial data reveals that CLARIVA provides long-lasting protection of plant root systems which results in substantial yield benefits.
CLARIVA will be available in the US for the 2014 growing season and will be combined with other Syngenta seed care compounds as a complete solution for soybeans.
