CROP protection products might be getting fewer due to the cost of re-registration with the EU, but there are some exciting new products being showcased at Cereals. „ Syngenta will be parading its cutting edge new product – Elatus Era – a new SDHI fungicide. This provides control against a broad spectrum of diseases, including brown rust, ramularia and fusarium. “Registered for use on wheat, barley and rye at a maximum rate of 1l/ha, Elatus Era consistently delivers increased yields due to its ability to enhance green leaf area,” said Jason Tatnell, technical indication expert at Syngenta. „ Brand-new cereal herbicide, Zypar, is set to be debuted by Dow AgroSciences at this year’s event. Promising robust control of broad-leaved weeds in both the autumn and spring, it works well in cold and variable conditions, pointed out Dow’s cereal herbicide product manager, Alex Nichols. „ Utilising new-generation SDHI technology, Syngenta will also be revealing its new cereal seed treatment – Vibrance Duo. Combining sedaxane, with a second active ingredient, fludioxonil, this not only gives outstanding disease control and also visible improvements in root growth, said Mr Bullen. „ Agro-Vital (UK) will be displaying its range of high efficiency fertilisers. Focus will be on Efficie-N-t 28 – a slow release foliar nitrogen fertiliser. This gives a phased release of nitrogen over a total of 6-8 weeks. Using this in a trial programme has shown improvements across the board, in everything from yield, to improved Hagberg levels. „ In the black-grass area, visitors will be able to talk through all aspects of control programmes from cultural management, such as spring cropping and delayed drilling to new chemical options. This includes Hamlet (iodosulfuron + mesosulfuron + diflufenican), Monolith (mesosulfuron + propoxycarbazone) and a new pre-emergence black-grass herbicide, said organisers.