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Insect Protection. Maximum Yield Plus Profit.
Performance
To reach maximum profitability, your corn plant needs bigger roots and healthier stalks. Only one product maximizes your insect protection in both of these key areas. Effectively. Consistently. Reliably. YieldGard® Plus. The insect protection is in the bag. The profit potential is incredible.
Best of all, you get the maximum insect protection of YieldGard at a price that is less per acre than what you would spend on other insect control options. See your dealer about how YieldGard Plus hybrids compare in price to other options. And see for yourself why YieldGard Plus makes perfect profit sense.
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Maximun Insect Protection
YieldGard Plus protects against: Western Corn Rootworms • Northern Corn Rootworms • Mexican Corn Rootworms • European Corn Borers • Southwestern Corn Borers • Black Cutworms • Sugarcane Borers • Fall Armyworms • Stalk Borers • Wireworms • White Grubs • Seed Corn Maggots • Early Flea Beetles • Earworms
In-Plant Protection
Effective, Consistent In-Plant Protection
YieldGard® Plus is the first corn technology to deliver whole-season, in-plant protection against European, southwestern and sugarcane borers as well as effective and consistent protection against western, northern and Mexican corn rootworms, for a zone of protection throughout the plant. It also suppresses earworms, fall armyworms and stalk borers. Conventional corn is only protected where and when you apply insecticides. Smaller area. Smaller yield potential.
YieldGard Plus also offers in-the-bag protection against black cutworms, wireworms, white grubs, seed corn maggots and early flea beetles.
No seed treatment, soil insecticide or other technology protects your yield potential against more insects. And nothing gives you the maximum root health and stalk strength of YieldGard Plus.
Maximum Roots
The Effective and Consistent Control of YieldGard® Plus Allows Corn to Develop a Maximum Root System
Because the control is in the seed, YieldGard® Plus protects more consistently and more effectively than any traditionally applied insecticide or seed treatment. The result is roots that reach their full potential and stalks that stand tall.
Source: 2001 and 2002 academic trials: 35 trials conducted with universities and private consultants with RDR > 0.25. Each mean = a minimum of 650 individual roots. YieldGard Rootworm and Check treated with 0.16 mg/seed of Gaucho®.
Healthier Roots
YieldGard Plus Reduces Stalk Damage and Lodging Caused by Corn Borers.
The superior protection of YieldGard® Plus allows corn to maintain a healthier stalk.
The in-plant protection of YieldGard Plus provides effective and consistent control of corn borer throughout the season.
More Moisture & Nutrients
More Moisture 
More
Nutrients
YieldGard® Plus protects the entire corn plant from the inside out, so you get fuller roots and healthier stalks. Together, this system maximizes the amount of moisture and nutrients that are absorbed and carried up through the plant.
A larger root system and a healthier stalk enable the corn plant to utilize more nutrients and moisture to produce higher yields.
Yield Potential & Protection
Yield Potential Yield
Protection
With roots that can better absorb moisture and nutrients, and stalks that can better transport them to the ears, YieldGard® Plus maximizes your yield potential. And because YieldGard Plus reduces lodging and ear drop, it protects that potential all the way to harvest.
More Moisture and Nutrient Uptake + More Transported = More Yield Potential
Less Lodging + Less Ear Drop = More Yield Protected
Convenience
Fewer insecticides. Less scouting. More time for yourself. With in-plant protection, YieldGard® Plus reduces the amount of insecticide you need to handle, reduces the time it takes to plant and reduces the time spent scouting for insect damage. And because YieldGard Plus also reduces lodging, you'll be able to harvest more efficiently. When it comes to convenience, nothing beats YieldGard Plus.
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Pesticides registered by the U.S. EPA will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on man or the environment, when used in accordance with label directions. Required PPE equipment varies by product. See product label for specific equipment requirements. YieldGard Plus Corn can be offered for sale in the states in which it is registered. Check with your Monsanto representative for state-specific status. YieldGard® and YieldGard® Plus and Design are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2005 Monsanto Company
