Bayer CropScience and DuPont Announce Canola Trait
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Bayer has licensed its proprietary herbicide tolerance technology, LibertyLink®, to DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred for use in canola (Brassica napus) hybrids. Pioneer will provide Bayer access to certain proprietary juncea (Brassica juncea) genetics.
“As a result of the agreement, growers will have a broader choice of LibertyLink® canola hybrids and the option to use the successful Bayer herbicide, Liberty®, in their weed management program,” said Joachim Schneider, head of the BioScience business unit of Bayer CropScience.
“In addition to expanding the Pioneer® brand canola lineup for our customers, the addition of Liberty® herbicide tolerance will contribute to sustainable crop production by rotating herbicides with different modes of action,” said Ian Grant, Pioneer business director for Canada.
Canola is a form of rapeseed grown primarily in Canada, the U.S. and Australia on about 10 million hectares (24 million acres) while juncea is primarily grown on 7 million hectares (17 million acres) in India and has adaptation possibilities in other geographies.
View the press release.