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for developing improved crops ,” said Daniel
R. Kittle, Ph.D., ., vice president for research
and development with Dow AgroSciences.
He added that the liaison would give the
agricultural industry significant potential to
accelerate the gene discovery and product
development of new traits.
In soybeans
Enlist E3™ soybeans are being jointly
developed by Dow AgroSciences and MS
Technologies. The three-trait gene stack offers
tolerance to 2,4-D, glyphosate and glufosinate.
Pending approvals, the companies anticipate
launching Enlist E3 soybeans to key export
geographies in 2015. Enlist E3 soybean
cultivation registrations are being sought in the
United States and South American countries.
For corn
In April, Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto
announced agreements to cross-license
advanced corn trait technology. Dow
AgroSciences has licensed to Monsanto its
proprietary Enlist corn herbicide-tolerant
trait on a nonexclusive basis. Monsanto
licensed to Dow its third-generation corn
rootworm technology, Corn Rootworm III, on a
nonexclusive basis.
The agreements pave the way for U.S.
introduction of next-generation SmartStax
products, pending regulatory approvals, by the
end of the decade.
Fungicide
In July, Dow AgroSciences and Meiji Seika
Pharma Co. announced signing an exclusive
fungicide co-development, commercialization
agreement. The fungicide offers potential use
applications in cereals, vegetables, fruits and
ornamentals as a foliar treatment. “The mode of
action is new in cereal disease control, and the
compound does not show cross-resistance to
other modes of action,” the announcement said.
Dow AgroSciences intends to submit this for
regulatory approval in the European Union
in 2014, with commercial launch expected in
2019.
Other companies not mentioned that are
working on research and development
applications in plant biotechnology are BASF,
Bayer CropScience, DuPont and Syngenta.
Given all the advancements and some
challenges created by technology, the farmer
will continue to need to weigh many options for
years ahead.
The Purdue University Extension article below
discusses in more detail some of the pros, cons
and general information about problem weeds
and technology:
