DuPont™ Staple® LX Liquid Herbicide Combines Cost-Effective Residual Control with Maximum Flexibility

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Mar. 7, 2006 — The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration of DuPont™ Staple® LX herbicide for versatile, over-the-top weed control in all types of cotton.

“Growers across the Cotton Belt have made Staple® herbicide the foundation of their residual weed-control programs, especially where Roundup needed help,” said Mike Cunnane, product manager for DuPont. “The new Staple® LX liquid formulation delivers the same proven performance of current Staple® in a more convenient, cost-effective and easy to apply formulation.”

The new herbicide is an especially good fit for growers going into Roundup Ready Flex Technology, LibertyLink and, of course, standard Roundup Ready programs.

“Staple® LX is simply the most versatile over-the-top tank-mix partner in cotton,” Cunnane said. “It can be applied over the top with Roundup for maximum morninglory control, as well as residual grass suppression. Staple® LX is the only tank-mix partner specifically designed for over-the-top applications with Roundup Ready Flex Technology up to 60 days prior to harvest.”

Staple® LX provides improved contact activity to a Roundup tank-mix, plus soil residual control of teaweed and glyphosate-tolerant pigweed and residual suppression of morninglory, smart weed and coffee bean. Staple® LX also enhances grass suppression compared to Roundup alone, giving growers more options in timing their herbicide applications to weed size.

“Application timing is important to effective weed control in cotton,” Cunnane said. “Staple® LX gives growers a wider window between early applications of Roundup, which is especially critical in years when wet conditions may keep them out of the field when they need to spray. We recommend Staple® LX be added to the FIRST over-the-top post shot with Roundup.”

Proven performance and added convenience will make Staple® LX an important component of weed control programs in 2006, Cunnane believes. “And no other tank-mix partner can offer better weed control and greater over-the-top versatility than Staple® LX.”

See your DuPont retailer or representative for more information.

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