Attribute®

The Attribute II and Attribute Plus trait stacks from Syngenta are the latest breakthrough in above-ground insect protection for sweet corn, delivering unsurpassed control of lepidopteran pests to maximize yield potential, quality and productivity. In addition to high-level insect protection, Attribute II hybrids produce a protein that increases tolerance to glufosinate and glyphosate herbicides. Attribute Plus hybrids produce a protein that increases tolerance to glufosinate herbicides.

The introduction of the Attribute II and Attribute Plus trait stacks continues the Syngenta tradition of providing high-performance traits to sweet corn growers, and now they have the added power of Vip3A – a unique mode of action proprietary to Syngenta. The combination of Vip3A with Cry1Ab, the protein found in Attribute insect-protected sweet corn varieties, offers excellent control of key yield-robbing insects including European corn borer, corn earworm and fall armyworm. Attribute II and Attribute Plus are also highly effective against Western bean cutworm, which has emerged as a serious and growing threat in many production areas.

Both vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP) and crystalline proteins (Cry) are derived from Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt). However, VIPs are an entirely new class of proteins that differ from their Cry protein counterparts. Vip3A binds to different receptors than Cry proteins within an insect’s mid-gut membrane. Researchers have identified changes in the binding process as a factor in the development of resistant insects. Expressing both VIP and Cry proteins, Attribute II and Attribute Plus insect protection greatly reduces the risk of insect resistance.

^{Control rating: E= excellent, VG= very good, F-G= fair to good, G= good, F=fair, P-F= poor to fair, and P= poor. Source: K. Flanders, et al. University of Alabama Cooperative Extension System 2010 *Attribute Plus was not evaluated in this trial.}

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