BASF MayAgro grants a license for tolerance to herbicides for sunflowers Clearfield Plus

MayAgro Seed Corporation and BASF they have announced that they have signed a non-exclusive and global contract in which BASF grants MayAgro a licence for tolerance to herbicides for sunflowers Clearfield Plus in some European countries. The agreement allows MayAgro Seeds to be one of the first seed companies to develop hybrids tolerant to herbicide BASF Clearfield Plus new line. The traditional system of production Clearfield Plus for sunflowers, developed using a crop of plants, provides weed control improved throughout the season and a greater tolerance of crops during environmental stress in addition to the possibility of increasing the grain yield and oil content.

Hamdi Ciftciler, Vice President of MayAgro Seeds, said: "the Clearfield Plus system is very important for our business of sunflower seeds in Turkey and our strategic regions of Russia, Ukraine and the EU. We will strengthen our competitive position to offer a better service to the producers of sunflower within countries established by the proper use of this technology and we are proud to work with BASF."

"The combination of excellent herbicide BASF Clearfield Plus and MayAgro Seeds Clearfield Plus hybrids offer the main sunflower growing areas European producers more options to achieve best performance," said Eckart Stein, Vice President of BASF Crop Protection for the management of the markets of Europe, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia.