Biotech Updates

Pioneer Releases New Soybean Varieties in Illinois for 2008

September 28, 2007

Pioneer Hi Bred, one of the world's leading seed companies, has announced the release of new five soybean varieties with resistance to nematodes, sudden death syndrome, brown stem rot and phyopthora root rot. The five new varieties contain the Round-up Ready® gene.  In addtion, the company is also developing two new conventional soybean varieties, and one new low linolenic variety.

For details of the new soybean varieties, check the press release at: http://www.pioneer.com/web/site/portal/menuitem.8ef1d775e59164c494ab2095d10093a0/