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The Next Seven Years Hold Promise for Seven High Impact Technologies
HIT PROJECTS: High Impact Technologies include projects that offer more than 45 million acres of market opportunity and $300 million or more gross revenue potential in the first country of launch by 2020.
Now Available:
Genuity™ Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans
Monsanto introduced Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans in a limited release this season. Additional seeds per pod increase the yield and profit potential for a farmer. More than 1.5 million acres of the new technology were planted in the United States this season.
Phase IV:
Genuity™ SmartStax™ corn
Genuity SmartStax corn, which we plan to launch in 2010, provides the most advanced all-in-one corn trait platform by combining eight different genes for above- and below-ground insect protection and herbicide tolerance. Complementary trait platforms are designed to work together to offer superior, season-long performance — the most complete control available.
Drought-tolerant corn family
Monsanto’s first-generation drought-tolerant corn is expected to provide farmers with a 6 to 10 percent yield improvement in water-stressed conditions. A potential 2012 introduction is anticipated, pending regulatory approvals. The product has performed well in field trials and controlled tests in stress mitigation tents.
Phase III:
Insect-protected Genuity™ Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans
Insect-protected soybeans use a Bt trait stacked with the Genuity Roundup Ready® 2 Yield trait for excellent weed control and yield enhancement. This product would offer the first-ever in-the-seed protection in soybeans for effective control of both insects and weeds and a boost in yield potential.
Higher-yielding soybean family
Higher yields mean increased productivity and a better harvest for farmers, and are more important than ever as the global population continues to expand. This technology will build upon our Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield platform and provide soybean farmers with a significant yield boost over today’s Roundup Ready soybean varieties.
Phase II:
Higher-yielding corn family
Higher-yielding corn is aimed at boosting the intrinsic yield potential of corn hybrids through the insertion of key genes. This product currently is being tested to determine which genes to advance in field trials. The higher-yielding trait is expected to be stacked on top of Genuity SmartStax™ and other corn traits.
Phase I:
Nitrogen utilization corn family
Monsanto’s corn with improved nitrogen-use efficiency would help boost on-farm yield under normal nitrogen conditions or stabilize yield under low nitrogen conditions. When combined with lower input costs, this product would provide farmers with an extremely valuable tool.
