Vol. 51—1997 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

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IMPACT OF HERBICIDE RESISTANT GERMPLASM
ON ROW-CROP VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
A. K Walkeri
ABSTRACT
ow Seed Company is a leader in the transferral of new agriculture technology to the
Asgrow Seed Company has been at the forefront in releasing new herbicide tolerant
.eties and com hybrids. Asgrow Seed Company :firstintroduced STS® soybeansin
TMll1Mcomin 1994, Roundup ReadyTMsoybeans in 1996, Poast Compatible com in
lans to release Liberty Link com in 1997 and Liberty Link soybeansin 1998.
Roundup ReadyTMsoybeans and Liberty Link com and soybeans are products of
tion, whereas STS® soybeans, JMlTMcom and Poast Compatlole com are products
esis programs. These herbicide tolerant crops allow cost effective,post-emergent
01with wider application windows and excellent crop safety.
technolo
hybrids.
Concept Farms provide the demonstration, evaluation, and transferral of these
es directly to the user. We have observed a rapid adoption of these new varieties and
IWorldwi e Director of Soybean Research, Asgrow Seed Company, 5926 Highway 14 East,
Janesville WI 53546
ankyou for inviting me to participate in this symposiumat your 50th annualmeeting of
the North astem Weed Science Society.
. aftemoon, I will review Asgrow Seed Company's progress in the development and
sales ofh rbicide tolerant crops. In order to verify statements on gene efficacyand product
perfo ce, a summary of data will be presented from Asgrow Research Stations, Concept
Farms, d Cooperative University trials.
grow chose to become a leader in herbicide tolerant crops (HTC) because of the
reasons:
1. Opens new weed management opportunities:
• Broader spectrum of weeds controlled
• Better control of specificweeds
• Spot treatments
• Rescue treatments
• More flexibilityin use of adjuvants