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2009-08-26 | permalink
Recent successes in non-GE plant breeding in the USA
This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans developed by University of Illinois researchers that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the resistant plants, U of I researchers also discovered a new soybean aphid which is not controlled by this resistance. Soybean aphids made their first appearance in North America in the summer of 2000, resulting in tremendous crop losses for farmers. U of I researchers began immediately searching for a variety of soybean that is resistant to the new pest.
- University of Arkansas, USA: Discovering soybean plants resistant to aphids and a new aphid
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA: Virus-resistant beans on tap as insurance against Chocolate Pod Disease
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA: ARS releases new leaf lettuce breeding lines with corky root resistance
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA: Creating the ultimate drought-resistant lawn/pasture grass
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2009-08-26 | permalink
Recent successes in non-GE plant breeding in the USA
This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans developed by University of Illinois researchers that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the resistant plants, U of I researchers also discovered a new soybean aphid which is not controlled by this resistance. Soybean aphids made their first appearance in North America in the summer of 2000, resulting in tremendous crop losses for farmers. U of I researchers began immediately searching for a variety of soybean that is resistant to the new pest.
- University of Arkansas, USA: Discovering soybean plants resistant to aphids and a new aphid
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA: Virus-resistant beans on tap as insurance against Chocolate Pod Disease
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA: ARS releases new leaf lettuce breeding lines with corky root resistance
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA: Creating the ultimate drought-resistant lawn/pasture grass
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