--Bayer Chairman Werner Wenning has defended management and rebuked allegations that there wasn't enough scrutiny of the Monsanto merger, Handelsblatt reports.

--"I am convinced we're doing the right thing at Bayer," Mr. Wenning told Handelsblatt.

--He told Handelsblatt that Bayer conducted its due diligence regarding glyphosate products, which have hobbled the German company and pummeled its share price since the merger.

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