Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta has unveiled two new products for sugar cane Plene Evolve and Plene PB under its Plene brand.

The two new products are claimed to help growers increase yields and plant quality with an assurance of genetic purity, vigor and traceability.

Plene Evolve is a young plant that can be mechanically transplanted, accelerates variety renewal through elite genetics, while Plene PB is a pre-germinated seed cane.

The planting process for Plene PB is simple and produces better seedlings to be planted in commercial fields, while offering a superior multiplication rate together with yield, vigor and quality.

Syngenta Global Sugar cane head Daniel Bachner said that the launch of the PLENE platform has created greater awareness among sugar cane growers of the need to improve productivity through investment.

"These two new launches mark a further step forward for growers and will advance progress towards our commitment under The Good Growth Plan to increase the productivity of sugar cane by 20 percent by 2020, without using more land, water or inputs," Bachner added.