A Market Leader in Innovation 7

Introduction of Celest Top
Seed- and soil-borne diseases caused by fungi impact upon almost all crop species and can have a significant effect on the early development of the seedlings as well as on the final yield. To counter this Syngenta introduced a novel product which growers can pride as the first in the market on Fusarium spp. Celest Top is a new broadspectrum seed treatment fungicide that controls soil and seed borne diseases in wheat and barley. It mainly controls Septoria spp, Helmithosporium spp and Fusarium spp. In addition, it also takes care of soil dwelling pests and early sucking pests e.g Russian wheat aphid.

Celest Top has three active ingredients; Thiamethoxam, Fludioxonil and Difenoconazole Thiamethoxam shows quick stomach and contact action in the target pest. It displays root systemic activity. Fludioxonil inhibits a protein kinase involved in cell metabolism. It penetrates the seed to control deep infection. It moves with coleoptiles to control soil borne inoculation. Difenoconazole is taken up by the seed and is translocated within the seedling. It stops the development of fungi by interfering with biosynthesis of sterols in the cell membrane.

Celest Top provides
• An excellent early crop stand,
• Excellent crop tolerance
• Fast plant growth,
• Excellent crop establishment
• The best in class formulation: safe and easy to apply
• Offers total protection against early insect pests and diseases .Thus, secures your yield.

Syngenta Launches Engeo 247 C
Syngenta East Africa Ltd has introduced Engeo 247 SC, a new insecticide for total control of sucking and chewing insect pests in wheat, barley and maize. With a combination of two active ingredients Thiamethoxam and Lambda-cyhalothrin the product has excellent insect pest control. Thiamethoxam displays systemic activity. In target insects it shows quick stomach and contact action.

Lambda-cyhalothrin is a potent pyrethroid controlling a broad spectrum of sucking and chewing pests. It has strong contact action, rapid knock-down effect and excellent residual activity. It shows a repellent effect on oviposting moths and sucking pests.

Egeo has the following benefits
• The product has a broad spectrum activity
• Novel SC formulation,
• Quick Knock down effect
• High biological activity, contact, residual and stomach action
• Rapid penetration of waxy layer of the crop
• Enhanced product safety
• Low dose rates due to the long residual activity hence few applications
• The product stops pest damage immediately and ensures control whether or not the pest is directly hit or sprayed
• Excellent rain fastness.

Conclusion
‘Syngenta will continue being a leader in innovation in the cereals sector and we look forward to continue working closely with growers so as to increase yields and quality of cereal produce as we create more value for our customers’ concluded Ms Agnes Gitonga.