Syngenta Canada launches the earliest maturity soybean variety

Syngenta Canada recently announced the registration and launch of the company’s first MG000 series soybean variety in support of expanding soybean production in Western Canada. This variety is the first in a line of early-maturing soybeans that will give growers in shorter-season geographies the opportunity to broaden their crop rotation and take advantage of this rapidly growing soybean market.

S0009-M2 is a high-yielding, Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® variety that is well suited for soybean production in the Prairie provinces. With a 2275 CHU rating, S0009-M2 reaches full maturity in 107 days, on average.

This variety offers a very good disease package that includes the Rps6 gene for Phytophthora root rot field tolerance, as well as very good white mold and iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) resistance. Limited seed quantities will be available for seeding in 2016.

“Expansion of soybean acres in Western Canada is dependent on access to varieties that mature early enough, while still producing quality beans and high yields,” explains Jake Delheimer, Soybean Breeder with Syngenta. “Our soybean breeding program is developing products using innovative technologies and industry-leading genetics, and is ideally positioned to supply growers with a full line of early-maturing soybean varieties.”

With 40 years of proprietary soybean breeding experience and access to one of the industry’s largest and most advanced germplasm pools, Syngenta is leveraging its soybean breeding knowledge and expertise to develop a robust line of MG000 soybean varieties for the western Canadian market.

“As we have seen with our other early-maturing soybean varieties, the demand for these products is quickly accelerating. Syngenta is committed to meeting this need, providing Prairie growers with the best seed options to produce a profitable soybean crop,” concludes Greg Good, Corn and Soybean Product Lead with Syngenta Canada.