Syngenta Receives USA Registration for CALLISTO Corn Herbicide
CALLISTO™ is registered as a post-emergence corn herbicide and may be applied from crop emergence. Developed from naturally occurring compounds, CALLISTO™ demonstrates excellent crop safety, a favorable environmental profile, a wide window of application and a low use rate. Syngenta also received approval for the sale of CALLISTO™ in Germany and Austria in late 2000, and in France and Holland in May 2001.
"Approval of CALLISTO in the USA is a major milestone for Syngenta," said John Atkin, chief operating officer of Syngenta Crop Protection. "CALLISTO has a unique profile and offers exceptional control of a wide spectrum of broadleaf weeds affecting corn."
The US market represents approximately 70 percent of the corn herbicide market.
The active ingredient in CALLISTO™ is mesotrione, a synthetic relative of natural herbicides produced by the Callistemon citrinus plant.
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