Dow AgroSciences Launches POWERCORETM

Innovative Technology to Control Main Pests in Corn

INDIANAPOLIS--()--During a launch event in Sao Paulo on May 17, Antonio Galindez, President and CEO, Dow AgroSciences announced the launch of POWERCORE™ in Brazil to control major pests in corn. POWERCORE is the first product approved in Brazil with five genes stacked in corn.

The trait incorporated into Dow AgroSciences' hybrid portfolio will be available for sale Fall 2012 in Brazil and Argentina.

"POWERCORE will bring the most robust technology package to Brazilian corn growers,” said Galindez. “It will be a superior option to increase productivity and yield in this key growing region. We are very excited about its potential and proud to first launch POWERCORE in South America.”

POWERCORE will provide increased corn yield between five percent and 10 percent depending on the technological level of crops and weather conditions.

Through its multiple action modes, POWERCORETM combines the control of major corn pests, such as Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), Sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis), Corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), Corn stalk borer (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) and Black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon), and tolerance to two types of herbicides, glyphosate and glufosinate.

POWERCORE brings an important advantage to Brazilian corn growers because the refuge area is reduced to five percent instead of the traditional ten percent refuge recommended for other technologies.

About Dow AgroSciences

Dow AgroSciences, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, develops leading-edge crop protection and plant biotechnology solutions to meet the challenges of the growing world. Dow AgroSciences is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and had annual global sales of $5.7 billion in 2011. Learn more at www.dowagro.com. Follow Dow AgroSciences on Facebook and YouTube or subscribe to our News Release RSS Feed.

The multi-event technology POWERCORE ™ was developed by Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences LLC.

POWERCORE ™ is a trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC

Contacts

Dow AgroSciences
Robyn Heine, 317-337-4807
Rheine@dow.com

Release Summary

Dow AgroSciences announced the launch of POWERCORE™ in Brazil to control major pests in corn. POWERCORE is the first product approved in Brazil with five genes stacked in corn.

Contacts

Dow AgroSciences
Robyn Heine, 317-337-4807
Rheine@dow.com