Corteva Agriscience's new cereal fungicide Univoq has shown it delivers an average yield benefit of 0.25t per ha over Revystar XE.
Across 36 sites in England and Scotland, Univoq outperformed the previous market standard in more than 80% of trials.
The uplift in yield from using Univoq is calculated to be worth £50 per hectare to growers.
Mike Ashworth, cereal fungicide category manager for Corteva, explained that 2021 was a high disease pressure year.
"We know that Univoq’s major strength is septoria control, so it gave the fungicide the chance to really show what it is capable of.
“We have seen this excellent yield response from Univoq for many years, so this is not a surprise.
"But the data presented from last year’s harvest shows a clear advantage which can be directly linked to a greater return on a grower’s investment.”
The trials work compared Univoq applied at 1.25l/ha to Revystar XE at 1l/ha – rates which are comparable in terms of the cost to a grower.
In six of the 36 trials, Revystar XE delivered a higher yield than Univoq, but at all other sites, Univoq came out on top.
In two cases, Univoq out-yielded Revystar® XE by more than 1t/ha.
Overall, the mean difference between the two products was 0.25t per hecatre.
Mr Ashworth said: “Growers want reliable, robust chemistry which controls key diseases in order to maintain green leaf area, allowing the crop to fulfil its yield potential.
“A 0.25t/ha yield advantage is worth £50/ha to a grower when the wheat price is at £200/tonne – a clear justification for using Univoq over other chemistry.”
Univoq was launched last year. Targeted at the T2 fungicide timing, it delivers a combination of persistent protection against septoria plus a broad spectrum of other diseases, including rusts.
