b'BIOSTIMULANTWhy Biostimulants Arent Snake Oil AnymoreJAMES MAUDESenior VP Portfolio DevelopmentAcadian Plant HealthTURF AND FORAGELet Your Lawn Produce its Own Fertilizer, Fulfill UN Goals Agriculture is dealing with two oppos- to a virtual halt, Ascophyllum nodosumIt makes for healthier crop develop-ing forces. There is a need for more pro- is perfectly positioned to provide thisment. Our agricultural products enhance duction due to worldwide populationnew tool and represents the next waveroot growth and development and this, ANNE METTE DAHL JENSENProduct Development Manager TurfgrassDLF growth. At the same time, we are seeingin biostimulant technology for a numberin turn, improves plant vigour. Stronger a necessary reduction in the amount ofof reasons. plants are better at coping with and crop productivity toolsavailable, due toIt reduces plant stress. New formu- recovering from environmental stress, government regulations such as the EUlations deliver Ascophyllum nodosumand this leads to better quality crops.Green Deal.into the soil, enhancing its natural prop- There was a time when biostim-Climate change is testing croppingerties. Our products also positively affectulants were labelled as snake oil. No systems as well. Whether its too dry ortranspiration of the plant, regulatinglonger. A large number of scientific stud-too wet, were seeing these extremes allgenetic pathways in the plant enablingies have shown that many crop systems over the world.it to tolerate crop stress such as drought,respond positively to these products. Its the perfect storm. Agriculture isextreme heat, cold and water logging.With our Ascophyllum nodosum-based faced with a huge challenge, and it wontIt bolsters nutritional efficiency inbiostimulants, Acadian Plant Health is get any easier. We need new tools thatthe plant. Our products stimulate theclosing the gap between the biostimu-are sustainable, effective and afforda- plant to release exudates through rootslant industry and the crop protection ble to complement synthetic chemistry.that attract soil bacteria and fungi thatindustry. With fewer synthetic chemis-Thats where Ascophyllum nodosumare symbiotic with the plant, in order totry solutions available to growers, we are comes in. help the plant use its built-in nutrientproviding a tool that agriculture is look-A type of seaweed, Acadians plat- uptake capabilities. Application of prod- ing for to feed the world and help grow-form technology is an extract of thisucts based on Ascophyllum nodosumers have successful farming operations. plant with several modes of action thatstimulates the physiological processes inOur technology fits those unmet provide a new tool in the face of the chal- plants in a way that provides potentialneeds of todays agriculture. lenges I just described. As the number ofbenefits for emergence, development andListen to the entire interview on our innovations in synthetic products grindsstress response. podcast: https://youtu.be/_ea1P7bUWeQCORN, SORGHUM AND OILSEEDSES Capello: The Leading Oilseed Rape Variety CONTENT MARKETING ORIANE BRUNAUD Rapeseed Market ManagerLideaFifteen Seconds for Success Lideas winter oilseed rape variety contin- with ES Capello, or 5 q/ha more than withble advantages for autumnal pest manage-ues its success across Europe.my other variety, and much more thanment strategy. AIDEN BROOK Business Development Manager, Create ES Capello is a conventional oilseedwhat I hear around. I sowed ES CapelloSo far, ES Capello has been spot-on. rape variety listed in 2018 and now grownon August 25 and watered it in earlyI have never had such good emergence in in more than 10 countries throughoutSeptember because it was very, very dry.rapeseed. As it always grew well in the fall, Western and Eastern Europe, showingIt then remained quite well until harvest,it was able to defend itself against insects, exceptional stability in a range of condi- without elongation during the winter. Aswithout any insecticide. I was a bit scared tions and strong yield potential.I was satisfied with it, I will start againof elongation in late winter, but I had no According to more than 300 devel- this year says Francis, a farmer from theworries, it took a little while to restart, just opment and official trials, the varietyLoiret region in France. right. Today, the variety has great poten-performs particularly well in low yieldIts popularity stems from its agro- tial, highlights Jacques, a farmer in the potential in Western Europe (gross outputnomic benefits. In addition to its strongOise Region in France.yield of 106%) and in medium and highgeneral disease resistance profile, it hasLidea continues to innovate by yield potential in Central and Easterna good tolerance to one of the most signif- developing sustainable solutions with ES Europe (yield of 104 - 109%). Accordingicant diseases in oilseed rape productionCapello. ES Capello Protect is a ready-to the oilseed rape trial network in Poland,- Phoma. ES Capello has double Phomato-sow blend, combining ES Capello and the average yield was 50.6 quintals pertolerance: quantitative (gene Rlm3) andES Alicia, which contributes to pollen hectare in 2021. In the French marketqualitative (gene Rlm7), which increasesbeetle management, acting as an insect it was the top harvested variety in 2021tolerance and gene diversification to limittrap. ES Capello Symbio is a ready-to-sow in terms of volume (as per Farm Trakthe risk of circumvention. Among theblend with companion plants contribut-Kynetec WOSR France 2021).varietys other benefits are outstandinging to weed and pest control along with Despite the very complicated con- branching capacity, good early vigour andimproved soil health and increased nitro-ditions of the year, I obtained 30 q/hastrong spring vigour, providing remarka- gen nutrition by 30 units.EUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEAN SEED I 31'