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2007-03-22 | permalink
”Monsanto working on drought-tolerant GM cotton”
World’s leading seed-player ’Monsanto’ has been developing a drought resistant genetically modified cotton variety, which could possibly be released by 2015 for commercial cultivation. ”We hope to release a drought tolerant cotton seed by the middle of next decade,” Monsanto Executive vice-president, Jerry Steiner, told reporters here on Friday. ”However, after five years we would be able to say for sure, when the variety is to be released,” he added.
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2007-03-22 | permalink
”Monsanto working on drought-tolerant GM cotton”
World’s leading seed-player ’Monsanto’ has been developing a drought resistant genetically modified cotton variety, which could possibly be released by 2015 for commercial cultivation. ”We hope to release a drought tolerant cotton seed by the middle of next decade,” Monsanto Executive vice-president, Jerry Steiner, told reporters here on Friday. ”However, after five years we would be able to say for sure, when the variety is to be released,” he added.
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