New Pioneer Soybean Varieties Ready For 2009
15 July 2008 Pioneer Hi-Bred intends to release 32 new generation soybean varieties from its Y series for the 2009 planting season. The new varieties, which Pioneer will supply in quantities to plant about 9 million acres, has shown a 5% yield advantage against competing varieties in more than 1,800 on-farm comparisons.
Pioneer’s exclusive Accelerated Yield Technology boosts the yield potential and performance of the new Y Series, Pioneer says. The company is an industry leader in developing marker-assisted selection processes to introduce key defensive traits to protect soybean yield from harmful pests such as soybean cyst nematode, Phytophthora root rot and brown stem rot.
"The Y Series from Pioneer represents a step-change in soybean productivity," said Paul Schickler, Pioneer president and DuPont vice president and general manager. "With the Y Series yield advantage, this new line has the potential to add about 19 million bushels of soybeans into US production. In a time of tight supplies and soaring demand, that is a strong boost for producers and the industry."
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