Monsanto Takes Major Step Toward Launch of World's First Drought-Tolerant Corn Product

07.01.09 - 15:54 ... source : Monsanto

... Higher-Yielding Soybeans, SmartStax Corn, and Dicamba- and Glufosinate- Tolerant Cotton Also Move Forward in Company's Research & Development Pipeline ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As farmers around the world search for innovative new technologies to help them produce more with fewer resources, Monsanto Company announced today that it is a major step closer to delivering the world's first-ever drought-tolerant corn product to farmers. In the fourth-annual update of its Research and Development (R&D) pipeline, the world's leading agriculture company announced that its first- generation drought-tolerant corn has moved to the fourth -- and final -- phase before an anticipated market launch early next decade. The company also announced that it has submitted the product to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for regulatory clearance. Drought-tolerant corn is desig ...» Next (HTML)