Soybean Seed Treatments for 2023

Soybean seeds and seedlings are subjected to a variety of risks in the soil following planting. These risks primarily come in the form of pests that include insects, diseases, and nematodes which can decrease stand, plant health, and ultimately yield at the end of the season. Seed treatments are a useful management tool to combat those pests using a combination of fungicides, insecticides, and nematicides to help protect soybean plants and deliver yield in the fall. The Bayer 2023 downstream soybean seed treatment offerings include Acceleron® Seed Applied Solutions Basic (Fungicide), Acceleron® Seed Applied Solutions Standard (Fungicide + Insecticide), and ILEVO® seed treatment.

The Acceleron® Basic seed treatment offering is a fungicide only product combination that includes the fungicides prothioconazole, penflufen, and an increased rate of metalaxyl for 2023. The higher rate of metalaxyl provides increased control of Pythium and early season Phytophthora, while the prothioconazole and penflufen offer control for Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, and Phomopsis. The multiple mode of action (MOA) mix of active ingredients is important because the product package offers effective and broad protection for soybean plants.

The Acceleron® Standard seed treatment offering includes the same fungicide package as Acceleron® Basic with the addition of imidacloprid insecticide for control of early season soybean aphids, seed corn maggots, and bean leaf beetles. Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid that affects the insect’s nervous system and protects soybean seedlings from feeding damage. 

Personnel involved with the treating process should observe better product stability, flowability, and reduced treater buildup when processing Acceleron® Basic and Acceleron® Standard offerings.* 

ILEVO® seed treatment uses the active ingredient fluopyram that can be applied at ½ rate for nematode protection, or at a full rate for both sudden death syndrome (SDS) and nematode protection. There are no in-season management options for SDS or nematodes which makes ILEVO® seed treatment a very useful tool to help protect soybean plants and yield potential at planting.

*Internal Bayer comparison of treatment applications to 2022 Acceleron® Downstream Soybean offerings and 2023 Acceleron® Downstream Soybean offerings, respectively.

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_{FOR SOYBEANS SEED TREATMENT PRODUCTS APPLIED DOWNSTREAM, EACH ACCELERON® SEED APPLIED SOLUTIONS OFFERING is a combination of separate individually registered products containing the active ingredients: BASIC Offering: metalaxyl, penflufen and prothioconazole. STANDARD Offering: metalaxyl, penflufen, prothioconazole and imidacloprid. FOR UPSTREAM TREATED SOYBEANS, EACH ACCELERON® SEED APPLIED SOLUTIONS OFFERING is a combination of separate individually registered products containing the active ingredients: BASIC Offering: metalaxyl, fluxapyroxad, and pyraclostrobin. STANDARD Offering: metalaxyl, fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin and imidacloprid.}

_{Not all products are registered in all states and may be subject to use restrictions. The distribution, sale, or use of an unregistered pesticide is a violation of federal and/or state law and is strictly prohibited.}

_{Performance may vary, from location to location and from year to year, as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible and should consider the impacts of these conditions on the grower’s fields.}

_{Tank mixtures: The applicable labeling for each product must be in the possession of the user at the time of application. Follow applicable use instructions, including application rates, precautions and restrictions of each product used in the tank mixture. Not all tank mix product formulations have been tested for compatibility or performance other than specifically listed by brand name. Always predetermine the compatibility of tank mixtures by mixing small proportional quantities in advance.}

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