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DEFEATING DROUGHT - MONSANTO
FARMERS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN GREAT PLAINS WILL HAVE A NEW TOOL TO HELP MANAGE DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR 2013. THE HYBRIDS, MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE NEW GENUITY DROUGHT-GARD HYBRIDS BRAND, ARE PART OF A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HELP MITIGATE THE RISK OF YIELD LOSS WHEN EXPERIENCING DROUGHT STRESS. THESE HYBRIDS COMBINE GERM PLASM SELECTED FOR ITS DROUGHT-TOLERANT CHARACTERISTICS AND THE DROUGHT-TOLERANT BIOTECH TRAIT WITH AGRONOMIC RECOMMENDATIONS. "THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WITH THE DROUGHT-GARD CORN IS THAT IT EMERGED FASTER, IT MAINTAINED ITS PLANT HEALTH LONGER WHEN THE DRY CONDITIONS PRESENTED THEMSELVES." IN DECEMBER 2011, MONSANTO ACHIEVED A KEY MILESTONE WITH THE FULL DEREGULATION OF THE DROUGHT TRAIT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. "THERE #39;S NO ONE IN THE INDUSTRY TODAY, AND REALLY FOR THE PAST DECADE OR SO, THAT DOES WHAT MONSANTO DOES WITH TRAIT INNOVATION." THE DROUGHT-TOLERANT BIOTECH TRAIT IS PART OF MONSANTO #39;S YIELD AND STRESS COLLABORATION IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY WITH GERMANY-BASED BASF. THE COLLABORATION IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING HIGHER-YIELDING CROPS AND CROPS MORE TOLERANT TO DROUGHT. NOTE TO BROADCASTERS: DROUGHTGARD HYBRIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 2013 IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES TO GROWERS WHO SIGN A STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MAY VARY. (C)2012 MONSANTO COMPANY.From:NAPSTVViews:19 0ratingsTime:01:01More inScience Technology

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