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HORTICULTURE

BAYER TO LAUNCH VANITY CITRUS®, ITS NEWEST

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT TO CONTROL CITRUS

FARM PESTS DURING VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM

Vynyty Citrus® is formulated to industry experts and other experts
gradually reduce the invasive pest from across Europe. More than 500 are
populations of three species: California expected to attend.
red louse (Aonidiella aurantii), citrus New insights and exciting future
cotonet (Planococcus citri) and South research fields will be discussed on
African cotonet (Delottococcus plant breeding, nutrition, soil health,
aberiae). The South African cotonet, crop production and protection.
due to its rapid expansion in recent Special attention will be given to the
years and the deformities it causes in fast progress made to understand
citrus fruits, is considered the most the positive contribution of Fruit and
invasive fruit pest and the one that Vegetables to human well-being and
alarms growers the most. health.
“With this, we manage to control and On March 8, Bayer starts the
gradually reduce the populations of congress with a mini-symposium called
these species with a more sustainable “Sustainability through Innovation”. Bob
solution, which does not generate Reiter will highlight the company’s
Vynyty Citrus® is Bayer’s resistance or residues in the harvest commitment to develop novel solutions
latest biological and or in the environment and, moreover, for Fruit and Vegetables delivering on
pheromone-based crop acts 365 days a year,” said Javier Pérez, the sustainability targets and ambitions
protection product to control Head of Bayer Crop Science Fruit Crops of the new European Green Deal.
pests on citrus farms. in Spain. To address the challenge on the
Currently the plague of the South sustainable control of soil pest and
ayer will introduce Vanity African cotonet is affecting more diseases, Bayer developed a novel
BCitrus®, its latest biological and than 40,000 ha of citrus fruits in the concept, called Root2Success, which
pheromone-based crop protection Valencian Community. As a result, is a holistic approach to improve and
product to control pests on citrus farms the pest is causing the deformation of sustain root health in horticulture
during the International Symposium fruits which not only prevents them for crops. Protect, heal, activate and
on Horticulture in Europe – SHE2021, commercial use, but it is also forming preserve are important aspects of this
March 11-8. Bayer is a main sponsor new colonies within citrus areas located approach which includes preventive
of the event, which invites scientists on the Spanish eastern coast. measures, curative treatments, root
and industry leaders to discuss the Vynyty Citrus® complements the health enhancers, biostimulants and
latest achievements and developments strong biological portfolio of Bayer Drip-by-Drip technologies.
in horticulture. Bob Reiter, Head of which includes Serenade®, BioAct™
Research and Development for Bayer and Flipper® that were broadly Promising results were achieved in
Crop Science is a SHE2021 featured adopted by European growers to tomato production in Spain. Through
speaker. He will discuss the company’s strengthen sustainable production combined use of novel rootstocks
R&D strategy for fruits and vegetables. concepts and improve the quality of De Ruiter® and Seminis® Seeds,
Vanity Citrus® is an innovative of produce with low residue levels. the inclusion of the biological plant
protection products Serenade® and
device – a container with an active This biological solution responds to BioAct™ and the unique nematicide
liquid inside – that does not generate Bayer›s commitment to help reduce Velum® along with the new digital
resistance or residues in harvests the environmental impact of crop tool Nematool to monitor nematode
or in the environment. It is the first protection by %30 by 2030 without development the tomato productivity
such product on the market that is reducing crop yields. was increased. Integrated control
formulated with pheromones and The launch of Vynyty Citrus® at of insect pests in fruit crops will be
natural pyrethrum to control pests in this year’s SHE2021 event coincides illustrated with positive experiences
citrus fruits. Pheromones effectively with 2021 being designated as the in Italy combining the use of highly
control pests by interfering with their International Year of Fruits and selective Movento® and the biological
mating behaviors, thus preventing their Vegetables by the United Nations. insecticide Flipper®.
reproduction.
The product is currently being used Bayer is the main sponsor Researchers from Bayer’s vegetables
in Spain and will soon be available of the SHE2021 congress seeds business will shed light on the
collaborative
breeding
concepts
to growers of citrus and other crops accelerating development of new
in other Mediterranean countries. Bayer joins the SHE2021 congress, tomato varieties expressing resistance
It is licensed for commercial use by as a major sponsor. Organized by the to the devastating tomato brown rugose
Ecología y Protección Agricola (EPA) University of Hohenheim, Germany, fruit virus (ToBRFV).
in Valencia and provides 400 days of SHE2021 connects leading researchers,
pest control. renowned speakers, academics, Circle 7 on enquiry card
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