BASF Podcast: Plant Health - Fit with Fungicides

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how innovative
fungicides from BASF help to improve plant health.

In the agricultural industry plant diseases such as fungal attacks
can seriously damage the production of foodstuffs. And according to
estimates, more than 40% of the crop yields that are theoretically
achievable are lost because of threats such as plant diseases,
bacteria and viruses, as well as from environmental impacts like
drought. This is the motivation that drives the researchers at BASF
to develop new approaches and solutions to combat these problems. The
means they employ against these fungal attacks are the so-called
fungicides.

BASF Corporate Communications started a regular bilingual Podcast
service in April 2007 to report on BASF's innovations and research
and development activities in an easy-to-understand, informative and
entertaining way.

Listen to the audio reportage with Dr. Philipp Lane (Director
Global Research Fungicides at BASF), Dr. Matthias Bratz (Senior
Research Manager in Formulation Development at BASF), Amber Shirley,
Ph.D. (Senior Technical Specialist, BASF Crop Protection, USA),
Marco-Antonio Tavares-Rodrigues (Research and Development Manager for
Fungicides, BASF Latin America).

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More information:
BASF - Crop Protection - global website
http://www.agro.basf.com/

BASF - Crop Protection - Fungicides
http://www.agro.basf.com/agr/AP-Internet/en/content/solutions/fungici
des/index

BASF - Crop Protection - News
http://www.agro.basf.com/agr/AP-Internet/en/content/news_room/index

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Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and
performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well
as oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in
virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value
products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in
finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection,
energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more
than EUR62 billion in 2008 and had approximately 97,000 employees as
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Editorial contact:
Contact for Podcast:
For the UK:
BASF plc
Chris Wilson
Corporate Communications
Phone: +44-161-488-5616
Fax: +44-161-488-4133
E-Mail: chris.wilson@basf.com

For the US:
BASF Corporation
Betsy Arnone
Corporate Communications
Phone: +1 973 245-7865
Fax: +1 973 245-6714
E-Mail: betsy.arnone@basf.com

For Europe:
BASF SE
Rainer Mueller-Mueffelmann
Corporate Innovation Communications
Phone: +49 621 60-41040
Fax: +49 621 60-20548
E-Mail: podcast@basf.com

Contact for fungicides related questions:
Jana Goedicke
BASF Crop Protection Division
Phone: +49 621 60-28261
E-Mail: jana.goedicke@basf.com