Your Guide To The Ascend Portfolio
The Ascend® plant growth regulator (PGR) portfolio has been growing in exciting ways over the past several seasons. Each of these high-performing products contains three PGRs – auxin, gibberellic acid and cytokinin – but in ratios optimized for different uses.
As a reminder, this is the role each PGR plays in plant growth and development:
Use this guide to identify the right Ascend PGR for every situation.
Ascend ST3: Seed Treatment For Soybeans and Cereals
Ascend ST3™ PGR is the newest addition to the Ascend family. It is an auxin-dominant formulation designed to mitigate stress while promoting emergence and root growth. Ascend ST3 pairs well with Warden® seed treatments, which provide powerful protection against insects and diseases.
When you reduce yield-robbing threats while enhancing a plant’s physiological processes, the result is healthier, more productive plants. That’s the reason Ascend ST3 PGR and Warden seed treatments make such an impactful pair.
Ascend2: In Furrow With Corn
Like Ascend ST3, Ascend2® PGR is an auxin-dominant formulation. However, Ascend2 is designed to give early-season corn the boost it needs to achieve quick, even emergence and strong, deep roots.
When combined with a starter fertilizer, Ascend2 offers a simple, convenient way to enhance corn growth and stress tolerance. In multiple years of Answer Plot® trials, corn that received Ascend2 plant growth regulator in-furrow along with starter fertilizer had a 3 bushel per acre yield advantage compared to crops that only received a starter fertilizer.1
Ascend Pro: In Furrow With Cotton and Sugar Beets
Ascend Pro PGR contains the three key Ascend ingredients to help promote plant health and vigor. It also includes a proprietary amino acid derivative to help optimize performance across a variety of weather conditions. It can help provide consistent performance in all environmental conditions, including in cold, wet, warm and dry weather.
Ascend Pro can be applied along with starter fertilizer on a variety of crops, including cotton, peanuts, sugar beets, small grains and more.
Ascend SL: Foliar Applications
Ascend® SL PGR is a soluble liquid ideal for a foliar, in-season application in corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops. It supports cell division, leaf expansion and root formation ahead of critical reproductive stages.
When applied along with MasterLock® adjuvant as a foliar application at V4 to V5 in corn, Ascend SL PGR has shown a 1.6 average bushel per acre yield advantage.2
Still getting comfortable with PGRs? Learn how they can provide season-long value. For more information on the Ascend portfolio, contact your local WinField United retailer.
1 Compared to starter fertilizer alone. Based on 67 trials across Answer Plot locations in 15 states from 2017 to 2021.
2 Compared to no treatment. Based on trials at 50 Answer Plot locations from 2017 to 2019.
All photos are either the property of WinField United or used with permission.
© 2024 WinField United. Important: Before use always read and follow label instructions. Crop performance is dependent on several factors many of which are beyond the control of WinField United, including without limitation, soil type, pest pressures, agronomic practices and weather conditions. Growers are encouraged to consider data from multiple locations, over multiple years and to be mindful of how such agronomic conditions could impact results. Answer Plot, Ascend, Ascend2, MasterLock, ST3, Warden and WinField are trademarks of WinField United. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
As a reminder, this is the role each PGR plays in plant growth and development:
- Auxin: Helps push seedling above ground, initiates root growth and supports shoot growth. It also plays a role in flower formation as well as fruit set and growth.
- Gibberellins: Stimulates cell division and elongation, helps breaks dormancy and speeds up seed germination.
- Cytokinins: Stimulates cell division, regulates the transport of nutrients and photosynthetic products, and delays the aging process of leaves.
Use this guide to identify the right Ascend PGR for every situation.
Ascend ST3: Seed Treatment For Soybeans and Cereals
Ascend ST3™ PGR is the newest addition to the Ascend family. It is an auxin-dominant formulation designed to mitigate stress while promoting emergence and root growth. Ascend ST3 pairs well with Warden® seed treatments, which provide powerful protection against insects and diseases.
When you reduce yield-robbing threats while enhancing a plant’s physiological processes, the result is healthier, more productive plants. That’s the reason Ascend ST3 PGR and Warden seed treatments make such an impactful pair.
Ascend2: In Furrow With Corn
Like Ascend ST3, Ascend2® PGR is an auxin-dominant formulation. However, Ascend2 is designed to give early-season corn the boost it needs to achieve quick, even emergence and strong, deep roots.
When combined with a starter fertilizer, Ascend2 offers a simple, convenient way to enhance corn growth and stress tolerance. In multiple years of Answer Plot® trials, corn that received Ascend2 plant growth regulator in-furrow along with starter fertilizer had a 3 bushel per acre yield advantage compared to crops that only received a starter fertilizer.1
Ascend Pro: In Furrow With Cotton and Sugar Beets
Ascend Pro PGR contains the three key Ascend ingredients to help promote plant health and vigor. It also includes a proprietary amino acid derivative to help optimize performance across a variety of weather conditions. It can help provide consistent performance in all environmental conditions, including in cold, wet, warm and dry weather.
Ascend Pro can be applied along with starter fertilizer on a variety of crops, including cotton, peanuts, sugar beets, small grains and more.
Ascend SL: Foliar Applications
Ascend® SL PGR is a soluble liquid ideal for a foliar, in-season application in corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops. It supports cell division, leaf expansion and root formation ahead of critical reproductive stages.
When applied along with MasterLock® adjuvant as a foliar application at V4 to V5 in corn, Ascend SL PGR has shown a 1.6 average bushel per acre yield advantage.2
Still getting comfortable with PGRs? Learn how they can provide season-long value. For more information on the Ascend portfolio, contact your local WinField United retailer.
1 Compared to starter fertilizer alone. Based on 67 trials across Answer Plot locations in 15 states from 2017 to 2021.
2 Compared to no treatment. Based on trials at 50 Answer Plot locations from 2017 to 2019.
All photos are either the property of WinField United or used with permission.
© 2024 WinField United. Important: Before use always read and follow label instructions. Crop performance is dependent on several factors many of which are beyond the control of WinField United, including without limitation, soil type, pest pressures, agronomic practices and weather conditions. Growers are encouraged to consider data from multiple locations, over multiple years and to be mindful of how such agronomic conditions could impact results. Answer Plot, Ascend, Ascend2, MasterLock, ST3, Warden and WinField are trademarks of WinField United. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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