美国农业部（美国农业部)已批准 拜耳作物科学公司 GlyTol cotton technology, which makes cotton varities featuring the trait resistant to glyphosate. Monty Christian, Director of Global Cotton Marketing at Bayer CropScience, says the company is “comprehensively preparing for a commercial launch” of GlyTol in the US in 2010. Bayer initially plans to offer two high-yielding, high-quality GlyTol cotton seed varieties suited for the US Southwest.
拜耳说，GlyTol 特性提供了对草甘膦应用的强大耐受性，并使种植者可以灵活地选择标记用于棉花的任何品牌的草甘膦除草剂，而无需担心作物安全。