Biotech Updates

Soybean Root Disease Conference in Brazil

May 15, 2009

The Congresso Brasileiro de Soja (Brazilian Soybean Congress) and Mercosur (Southern Common Market) will have a panel discussion on the management of soybean root diseases on May 21, 2009. Mercosur, is a Regional Trade Agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The said panel discussion will tackle issues regarding the Asian rust, a major problem faced by soybean producers in Brazil. Nematode and white mold of root lesions will also tackled during the same event.

For further details, see http://www.cnpso.embrapa.br/