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Integrated solutions for the farm and beyond
The BioScience business unit of Bayer CropScience is a seed and trait business that uses modern plant breeding techniques including plant biotechnology to improve the quality of crops and vegetables. Together with Crop Protection, BioScience offers an integrated portfolio of high quality seeds, trait technologies and high performance crop protection products with tailored service and expert advice.
Agricultural Seeds and Traits - holding a strong competitive position in high value markets
In our Business Unit BioScience we want to grow in our core crops canola, cotton, rice and vegetables. We are expanding the business to soy and wheat and are exploring solutions for corn and sugarcane as well.
We are engaged in licensing of key traits which complement our seeds and offer farmers greater choices. » more
| • | Rice |  | Seeds and Traits Innovation Centers ) please click to enlarge |
| Arize® hybrid rice varieties offer a high-yield, high-quality solution requiring less seed per hectare and more efficient water usage than conventional rice. » more | ||
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| • | Canola | ||
| InVigor® hybrid canola offers high yield potential and consistent high quality performance as well as the ability to withstand environmental stresses specific to varied landscapes and geographies. » more | ||
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| • | Cotton | ||
| Our FiberMax®, Stoneville® and Surpass® cotton varieties offer farmers high performance in lint yield and quality, with additional benefits from the inclusion of leading technologies available for insect and herbicide resistance. » more | ||
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| • | Vegetables | | |
| Our subsidiary Nunhems is a leading international developer and supplier of researching, breeding, processing and marketing high quality vegetable seeds and services. We market 2,500 vegetable varieties covering 28 vegetable crops around the globe to professional growers, plant propagators, seed dealers as well as the fresh produce and food processing industries. Our main crops include carrot, onion, tomato, cucumber, leek and melon. » more | ||
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| • | Cereals | | |
| In partnership with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia (CSIRO), we are developing a world-class research platform in cereals with a focus on improved yields, enhanced stress tolerance and better nutrient uptake. New wheat varieties could be available in the medium term. We want to offer integrated solutions from sowing to harvest for this crop too. | ||
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| • | Corn | | |
| The LibertyLink® trait is widely available in trusted hybrids from elite germplasm providers, including Herculex® Agrisure® and SmartStaxTM hybrids. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC Agrisure® is a registered trademark of Syngenta Seeds Inc. SmartStaxTM is trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC | ||
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| • | Soybeans | | |
| LibertyLink® soybean varieties are high-yielding with no yield lag or drag, and are bred from elite genetics for top yields. Bayer CropScience has broadly licensed the LibertyLink® trait, enabling availability of LibertyLink® soybeans through more than 100 leading seed companies. | ||
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| • | Sugarcane | | |
| Bayer CropScience has over 30 years experience in delivering crop protection solutions in sugarcane. Drawing on this strength, we are targeting substantial productivity increases in ethanol production through plant biotechnology. We are well advanced in our research program seeking solutions to increase sugarcane yields. | ||
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[ last update: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 ]
