Corteva Agriscience launches Paxeo herbicide with molecule to control weeds in soybeans

Corteva Agriscience presents the new Paxeo herbicide to the market for controlling resistant and tolerant weeds in soybean crops. The product is part of a new family of herbicides with exclusive Arylex active technology and was developed after more than 10 years of studies and approximately 500 research areas in the country. According to a study published on the scientific portal Weed Science, the annual impact of weeds on soybeans reaches R$9 billion per year, with more than 20 million hectares affected in Brazilian crops.

“Corteva works to support soybean farmers in important challenges, including the control of weeds that cause major losses in productivity, and the launch of Paxeo is another step to help in this scenario. The product has a different mode of action that will contribute to consistent and long-lasting control, in addition to offering flexibility in application”, says André Baptista, Herbicide Portfolio Leader at Corteva Agriscience for Brazil and Paraguay.

Arylex active technology is based on a new synthetic auxin developed by Corteva. It acts in a different and exclusive location on the plant, it is absorbed by the leaves and roots and its main translocation route is the phloem, allowing the herbicide to act on the root system and growth points of weed plants, even in adverse weather conditions.

Paxeo is ideal for pre-planting desiccation of soybeans and presents benefits such as superior control in drought conditions, residual action, ultra-low volatility, lower phytotoxicity for non-target crops, pre- and post-emergence control and flexibility in application, from 7 to 50 days before planting. Furthermore, it can be associated with graminicidal herbicides without antagonism, facilitating the control of broad- and narrow-leaved weeds in the same application.

In addition to horseweed and bittergrass, Paxeo offers control of other weeds such as: trapoeraba, viola string, black pickerel and milkweed.