Syngenta Canada Inc. introduces Vayantis® Cereals, a fungicide-only cereal seed treatment built for reliable treatability and plantability under Western Canada’s spring conditions.
Vayantis Cereals protects the crop when it is most vulnerable, helping establish healthy, uniform plant stands and simplifying management throughout the season.
″Growers need a seed treatment that helps every acre get off to a strong, consistent start,″ says Justin Bouvier, product lead for Seedcare with Syngenta Canada. ″Vayantis Cereals helps set the tone for the growing season with an even crop emergence.″
He adds, ″A patchy field creates uncertainty. Vayantis Cereals helps growers start more uniformly, so they can align weed-control timing, plan in-season fungicide applications and prepare for a more predictable harvest as the crop develops.″
Vayantis Cereals provides broad early-season protection against critical seed- and soil-borne diseases with five fungicide active ingredients: picarbutrazox, sedaxane, tebuconazole, fludioxonil, and metalaxyl-M and S-isomer. This comprehensive package provides protection against key early-season diseases, including Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, and smuts. The additional Rooting Power® of sedaxane helps crops develop stronger roots and make better use of available soil nutrients.
″Vayantis Cereals is the next evolution in our fungicide-only cereal seed treatment, taking the trusted aspects from Vibrance® Quattro and adding the Group U17 fungicide picarbutrazox for highly effective Pythium control that is only available from Syngenta,″ says Bouvier. ″Vayantis Cereals also includes the Group 3 fungicide tebuconazole as the trusted standard for true loose smut control in barley.
Vayantis Cereals is formulated to be easy to use while treating seed on farm. It has high flowability and low tack, helping minimize residue and build-up in treating equipment and seed-metering systems. The formulation has been extensively tested for treatability and plantability under Canadian conditions, providing the reliable seed flow and accurate metering growers expect during busy seeding periods.
Vayantis Cereals is registered on spring, durum, and winter wheat, barley, and oats, and has been extensively tested under western Canadian conditions. Local trials showed visibly healthier plants and improved plant stands.1
In 2025, large-scale Syngenta field trials across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, Vayantis Cereals delivered an average yield advantage of almost 1.5 bu/ac over Raxil® Pro.1
Vayantis Cereals will be sold in a case containing 2 × 10 L jugs, a 115 L drum, and a 450 L tote.
