Sweet sorghum has the ability to extend the ethanol production season in Brazil by nearly 60 days.
Under the sweet sorghum market development agreement, the companies will together conduct small-scale trials as well as larger demonstration-scale field evaluations with mills this season.
Through the collaboration Syngenta will evaluate its crop protection products’ portfolio alongside Ceres hybrids, while Ceres will extend seed and research support.
Syngenta’s sugarcane global head Daniel Bachner said that the company has focus on aiding consumers to optimize operations throughout the season.
"The cultivation of sweet sorghum enables growers to use land and water resources more efficiently.
"In collaboration with Ceres, we aim to develop this opportunity by deploying our crop protection portfolio to achieve consistent yield improvement," Bachner added.
Ceres Operations VP Michael Stephenson stated, "By working together with Syngenta, we believe we can advance the development of sweet sorghum crop management practices and provide a more complete package of advanced hybrids and leading crop protection products to our mutual customers."
