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Bayer’s Poncho®/VOTiVO® seed treatment protects young plants from pests during critical early development stages, leading to healthier root development and stronger stands. Applied directly to the seed, its systemic agent is absorbed by new roots immediately, never giving pests the opportunity to strike. Its revolutionary biological component – a unique bacteria strain that lives and grows with young roots – prevents nematodes from reaching the plant and causing damage.

Poncho/VOTiVO protects the whole plant, above and below ground, supporting healthier plant performance, improving vigor and positively impacting yield. The combination of a living barrier of protection with powerful control of critical early-season insects results in consistent defense of your crop from seed germination to plant establishment.

BENEFITS OF PONCHO/VOTiVOCORN

• Controls black cutworms, wireworms and other important early-season insects.

• Systemic mode of action protects the entire plant, supporting healthier plant establishment.

• Living bacteria protects roots against nematode damage from a wide range of species.

• Valuable seed is protected from the moment it is planted.

• Maximizes early-season plant stands, uniformity and vigor for higher yields.

SOYBEANS

• Controls early-season aphids, overwintering bean leaf beetles and other important early-season insects.

• Systemic mode of action protects the entire plant, supporting healthier plant establishment.

• Living bacteria protects roots against nematode damage from soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and other significant types of nematodes.

• Complements existing SCN-resistant soybean varieties for even greater protection.

• Promotes higher yields through a healthier root system and a more vigorous and uniform crop.

PONCHO®/VOTiVO® SEED TREATMENT BY BAYER

AVAILABLE FOR CORN, COTTON, AND SOYBEANS.AVAILABLE FOR CORN, COTTON, AND SOYBEANS.

Promotes higher yields through a healthier root system and a more vigorous and uniform crop.

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RESEARCH IN CORN

RESEARCH IN SOYBEANS

2007–2011 Poncho®/VOTiVO® Yield Enhancement over Poncho 250*

*Poncho 250 is equivalent to the 0.25 mg ai/seed rate of Poncho 600.^ Poncho/VOTiVO average yield is statistically different than Poncho 250

at 95% confidence interval level using a paired t-test.

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*FC = fungicide controls. Head-to-head comparisons with multiple fungicide partners.

2010 and 2011 Poncho®/VOTiVO® Yield Enhancement over Gaucho®

Bayer CropScience LP, 2 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label instructions. Bayer, the Bayer Cross, Poncho, VOTiVO, Gaucho, and Trilex are registered trademarks of Bayer. Poncho/VOTiVO is not registered in all states. For additional product information, call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web site at www.BayerCropScience.us.CR0812PONVOTA013V00R0

For more information, visit PonchoVOTiVO.us.

IMPORTANT: This bulletin is not intended to provide adequate information for use of these products. Read the label before using these products. Observe all label directions and precautions while using these products.

Poncho® 250 (left) vs. Poncho®/VOTiVO® (right) Blue Earth, MN in June 2012 showing taller, fuller plants.

Gaucho® + Trilex® (left) vs. Poncho/VOTiVO (right) Sampson, NC, extremely high sting nematode population.