New Pioneer Corn Hybrids for Water-limited Areas
January 7, 2011| |
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, launched a new generation of corn hybrids efficient for drought-prone areas. The corn hybrids labeled as Optimum® AQUAmax™ have 5% yield advantage compared with other commercially available corn hybrids. Thus, the growers would have lesser risk in planting corn in water-limited locations, and maximize productivity at the same time.
These new set of corn hybrids were developed using molecular breeding techniques to ease the identification of genes that code for higher yield and other essential traits for production. Field trials were conducted from 2008 to 2010 in 233 water-efficiency trials in Nebraska, California, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas.
"Drought is a complex issue and can affect crops differently depending on the geography and stress factors of each environment," said Pioneer Hi-Bred president Paul Schickler. "There is no single gene or ‘silver bullet' solution for the drought complex. Managing crops in drought-stressed environments is critically important to achieving performance results, and Pioneer continues to partner with growers to offer the best management suggestions to help maximize profit while minimizing risk."
Optimum® AQUAmax™ hybrids are introduced for planting this year, targeting the western Corn Belt.
Read more details at http://www.pioneer.com/home/site/about/template.CONTENT/home/guid.70C07378-C63C-4186-CD68-009409FBD786.
| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- International Team Sequences Full Woodland Strawberry Genome
- CGIAR Response to Climate Change
- CBU's 10th Set of Borlaug Medallion Winners and Netbook Winner
- COMESA Consultative Workshops in Egypt and Sudan
- First Transgenic Drought Tolerant Maize Trials in Eastern Africa
- RF Gene Nomenclature Developed by University of Illinois
- Open Letter to Stakeholders from Secretary Vilsack to Urge GE and Non-GE Coexistence
- Discovery Could Increase Value of Non-Food Crops for Industries
- Research Into Plant Natural Products Receives Boost
- Gatekeeper for Tomato Pollination Identified
- New Solar Cell Self-Repairs Like Natural Plant Systems
- USDA Seeks Public Comment on EA for Petition to Deregulate GE Corn
- Biofortification of Peruvian Potato with More Iron
- New Pioneer Corn Hybrids for Water-limited Areas
- Korea Assists the Philippines on its Rice Self-sufficiency Program
- PhilRice Firms up Programs for 2011
- Indonesia, China Launch Joint Hybrid Rice Research Program
- Australian OGTR's Notification to Issue a License on Limited Release of Herbicide Tolerant GM Canola
- Filipino Scientists, Government Officials Criticize Bt Eggplant Field Trial Pre-termination
- DNA Fingerprinting for Malting Barley Improvement
- EC-JRC on New Summary Notification for GM Potato Leaf Blight Field Release
-
Research Highlights
- Monocot and Dicot Share Defense Components Against Fungal Disease
- Effect of Bt Broccoli and Diamondback Moth on Host Foraging and Development of a Parasitoid
- Scientists Develop Pineapple Genetic Map
-
Announcements
- Call for Nominations for IDB Prize for Women Scientists
- Bio-Industry Summit in China
- Indian Seed Congress 2011
- International Conference: Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health
-
Resources
- Opening for Signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (December 11, 2024)
- Gene Editing Supplement (December 11, 2024)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet