November 2020 - 22
SEED SHOWCASE
In a turbulent year, Syngenta puts emphasis on safety
2020 has brought some new challenges
to the seed industry, and Syngenta puts
safety first for its growers, partners and all
individuals who work in the industry across
the value chain.
To ensure stakeholders are still equipped
with the latest products and innovations
despite pandemic-related restrictions,
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds created its first
live, virtual field day event. Syngenta
Americas Tour - Live! A Virtual Cucurbits
Experience was held in September. It
highlighted the latest commercial and
experimental cucurbit innovations in the
Syngenta portfolio.
During the event, attendees had the
opportunity to tune in for multiple sessions,
then participate in Q&A sessions with the
Syngenta vegetables breeding and sales
team. It provided an opportunity to show
Syngenta's versatility, adapting traditional
field days into an exciting new experience
and inviting audiences who don't typically
have the chance to attend.
The Syngenta Vegetable Seeds team is
committed to its growers. With deep roots
in customer service and support at the local
level, Syngenta has a collaborative approach
to customer relationships. To support local
customers, the vegetable seeds team is
growing with new hires.
Jessie Richards has been appointed
Northeast territory manager (including
wholesale). In her new role, Jessie will act as
a key member of the Veg Seed Leadership
team and will lead a team responsible for
delivering on Syngenta's strategy. In the
West, Nick Barnes has been appointed
Western territory manager - vegetables
seeds. Nick will be responsible for leading
the vegetable business in the U.S. Western
territory, delivering short and mid-term
targets while building an effective and
sustainable long-term end-to-end business.
Along with new hires, Syngenta
continues to focus on providing a
diverse range of innovations that meet
the needs of its growers. Syngenta has
new standout product offerings for the
upcoming planting season.
for the fresh and processing sweet corn
industries. Crave is a new glacial bi-color
type sweet corn that offers a great husk
package, large ear size and excellent eating
quality that both growers and consumers
will crave. GH6055 is a versatile sugary
processor that performs well throughout
the growing season, with high recovery as
well as excellent field-holding ability.
For one market segment, Syngenta is
incorporating Attribute II trait stacks
into high eating quality corn varieties for
strong above-ground lepidopteran control
and broad-spectrum herbicide tolerance.
This latest breakthrough maximizes yield
potential, quality and productivity. An
exciting early season TripleSweet bi-color,
Quick Trip boasts the great eating quality
that TripleSweet's are well-known for.
Quick Trip is the first early season variety
to contain Attribute II. Ideal for fresh
local sweet corn growers in the northern
U.S. and Canada.
Melon. To meet grower and retail
CRAVE
Sweet corn. The Syngenta sweet corn
program has been ahead of the curve when
it comes to developing varieties. The new
varieties Syngenta is bringing to market are
the best in both grower and consumer traits
demands, Syngenta breeders developed
several extended shelf life (ESL) melon
varieties. Syngenta's ESL varieties are earlier
and easier to harvest at their prime than
standard long shelf life (LSL) varieties.
In addition, ESL varieties also have a
better flavor profile, making them more
marketable for retail and satisfying to the
consumer. ESL varieties also hold very
DESERT EXPRESS
well in the field and reduce the number
of harvests compared to historic western
shippers, consequently keeping labor costs
and shrink at retail low. Desert Express and
Garth are two new ESL variety for the West.
They are well suited for early planting slots
in the desert southwest region and have
good marketable fruit yield potential. They
feature benefits such as improved ease of
harvest and post-harvest shelf life as well
as good eating quality.
Watermelon. Syngenta continues to be
a leader in the seedless watermelon and
snacking segments. Summerlicous is a new
large fruited seedless hybrid with very high
quality dense and red flesh. It has excellent
field-holding ability and disease package.
Recently introduced personal-sized seedless
watermelon, Sirius, is recognized for its
uniform fruit size and earlier maturity.
For more information on Syngenta
vegetable varieties, visit www.Syngentaus.
com/vegetables. VGN
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