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2008-09-17 | permalink
GE RR lupins are key to Western Australian future
WORD about genetically modified (GM) plants didn’t take long to surface at the International Lupins Conference in WA this week. Strawberry (west Mingenew) farmer Clancy Michael [...] left no doubt that GM lupins was the key to the future. ”There is a compelling case for the development of a glyphosate-tolerant lupin compared to developing similar technology in other crops such as canola and wheat,” he said. Mr Michael said the lupin industry needed a plant that is highly tolerant to a broad spectrum herbicide such as a glyphosate-tolerant variety.
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2008-09-17 | permalink
GE RR lupins are key to Western Australian future
WORD about genetically modified (GM) plants didn’t take long to surface at the International Lupins Conference in WA this week. Strawberry (west Mingenew) farmer Clancy Michael [...] left no doubt that GM lupins was the key to the future. ”There is a compelling case for the development of a glyphosate-tolerant lupin compared to developing similar technology in other crops such as canola and wheat,” he said. Mr Michael said the lupin industry needed a plant that is highly tolerant to a broad spectrum herbicide such as a glyphosate-tolerant variety.
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