Archive for September 11th, 2009

Building on strong early-season performance for soybeans with the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait and Acceleron seed treatment products, Monsanto Company has announced that soybeans with the new trait and seed treatment are demonstrating additional indicators of higher yield potential.

The new biotechnology trait is designed to deliver higher yield potential to farmers, and the seed treatment products help maximize crop performance potential beginning at planting.

“This breakthrough technology continues to meet and exceed expectations,” said Lisa Flynn, Monsanto Soybean Traits Marketing Manager. “Yield trials across the country are mirroring the benefits our customers are reporting about Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans. We’re finding these soybeans are demonstrating significantly higher root biomass and a greater number of mainstem nodes per plant compared to competitive products and first-generation traits.”

Increased root biomass and greater numbers of nodes per plant are important factors contributing to higher yield potential. more