Bayer CropSciences new herbicide indaziflam received first registration in U.S.

Bayer CropScience received the first registration worldwide for its new herbicidal active ingredient Indaziflam in the United States. Indaziflam will initally be available in 2011 for professional users operating in the commercially attractive turf segment marketed under the brand name Specticle™, to be followed by planned entries into the ornamental and industrial vegetation management segments. Furthermore, Bayer CropScience plans to offer do-it-yourself gardeners a range of Indaziflam based products under the Bayer Advanced™ brand.

"The registration in the U.S. is a very important milestone. It paves the way for a global use of Indaziflam as a new base herbicide in crops such as fruits and vines, nuts, citrus, olives and sugar cane", said Dr. Rüdiger Scheitza, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer CropScience AG and responsible for Portfolio Management, adding that the company anticipates global annual peak sales potential of products based on Indaziflam of more than EUR 150 million. Bayer CropScience has a strong position in the global herbicide market and is a leader in key cereals, sugar beet and rice segments.

Indaziflam belongs to the chemical class of alkylazines. The new compound controls a broad spectrum of weeds and provides an excellent long-lasting efficacy at low application rates. This makes Indaziflam an environmentally compatible and pioneering active ingredient in the global herbicides market.