August 12, 2011

Corn that requires less water and yes its genetically modified

A new strain of corn has been engineered to thrive in drought conditions, the future issues with crops is based around climate change. Drought is expected to become more common in the near future, as a result of that for the last several years 3 major international agribusiness, Monsanto, Pioneer and Syngenta have been chasing the idea to engineer corn to tolerate drought conditions and thrive.

"Working on something like drought is more complex than introducing a trait like insect resistance," says plant breeder Bob Reiter, vice president of biotechnology at Monsanto, the company seeking approval for the new strain". Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

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