Biotech Updates

TwinLink® Cotton Technology Receives Full Authorization in the U.S.

February 3, 2012

Bayer CropScience has received registration from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its TwinLink technology for cotton. This new technology combines insect resistance against lepidopteran pests and tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicide. Upon commercialization, TwinLink will be available as a stack with GlyTol, Bayer's glyphosate tolerance technology.

Bayer anticipates that the first cotton varieties with TwinLink and GlyTol stacked traits will be out in the U.S. by 2013, pending other regulatory approvals in key import countries. At present, TwinLink has been approved in Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, and the US. Additional regulatory approvals are pending globally.

Read more at http://www.bayer.com/en/news-detail.aspx?newsid=15650.