The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has deregulated Monsanto’s first-generation drought-tolerant trait for corn, MON 87460.
Drought-tolerant corn is projected to be introduced as part of an overall system that would offer farmers improved genetics, agronomic practices and the drought trait. Monsanto plans to conduct on-farm trials in 2012 to give farmers experience with the product, while generating data to help inform the company’s commercial decisions.
美国农业部放松管制结束了美国联邦监管程序。具有有效监管系统的主要玉米进口市场的进口审批工作正在进行中。
“Our drought system is designed to help farmers mitigate the risk of yield loss when experiencing drought stress, primarily in areas of annual drought stress,” said Hobart Beeghly, US product management lead in a statement. “This spring farmers in the Western Great Plains will have an opportunity to see how the system performs on their farm through on-farm trials.”
孟山都公司计划将 Genuity VT Triple PRO 和 Genuity VT Double PRO 技术作为农艺性状平台，用于 2012 年试验的耐旱性状。
The drought-tolerant trait is part of Monsanto’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 adverse environmental conditions, such as drought.
“Through this collaboration, BASF is excited to be working on meaningful solutions for growers dealing with drought-stressed environments,” said Jonathan Bryant, vice president of business management at BASF Plant Science in a statement. “We look forward to future advances from our yield and stress-tolerant pipeline with Monsanto.”
资源： 孟山都, 由网络编辑 Stefanie A. Toth 编辑