Trends Impact Breeding
“Over the last years of course
the whole convenience means
pre-cut vegetables…” |
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Media Video | Quicktime
(Video interview with Ko
Remijnse -
May 08) |
Future
Initiatives
“We are really attempting to
decommoditize soybeans.” |
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Media Video
|
Quicktime
(Video interview with Ron
Becherer - Dec 07) |
End-users
Expectations
“Faster and Better.” |
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Media Video
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Quicktime
(Video interview with Ron
Becherer - Dec 07) |
Where the Breeding Focus Lies
“In corn, we still look for high
yield.” |
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Media Video
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Quicktime
(Video interview with Ben
Kaehler - Oct 07) |
Trends in AAS
Winners
“Tall” and “Purple Leaves” |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
Nona Wolfram-Koivula - July 07) |
Breeder/Customer Relationship
“The breeder/producer has to
hone in on what the grower
wants.” |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
Nona Wolfram-Koivula - July 07) |
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An Endangered Species?
There are two sides to variety
development: Lab work and field work,
and it seems the latter is dying out. |
read the article
(May 2007) |
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Viva la Revolution
The green revolution 2.0 is powered by
the Gates Foundation…and plant breeding. |
read the article
(May 2007) |
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Bringing in the African Harvest
Florence Wambugu’s passion for plant
breeding is improving crop protection in
Africa. |
read the article
(May 2007) |
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The need for drought resistance
In developed countries, we’ve
overcome insects and weeds but
environmental stresses remain. |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
David Dennis - Jan 07) |
An on-off switch
You only have the technology
operating when you want it to. |
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Media Video|
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(Video interview with
David Dennis - Jan 07) |
Aspirations for drought
tolerance
We want to make a difference
in the developed world and
Africa. |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
David Dennis - Jan 07) |
Finding drought tolerance
It was a student experiment
gone wrong. |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
David Dennis - Jan 07) |
Making it a commercial reality
A consortium of investors came
in. |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
David Dennis - Jan 07) |
Heat resistance and water
efficiency traits coming
40% of the world’s food
supply comes from irrigated
land. |
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Media Video |
Quicktime
(Video interview with
David Dennis - Jan 07) |
