New Technologies To Potentially Revolutionize Wheat Production

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Bountiiul New TechnologiesTo Potentially Revolutionize Wheat Production ’s amber waves of grain may get bigger and better thanks to new technology and increasedplanting of certified wheat seed. (NAPSA)}—’s farmers are the most productive in the world, but new technological developments in wheat breeding have the potential to increase yields and improve grain quality. In a departure from the centuriesold practice of saving and replanting wheat seed from yearto year, farmers are increasingly planting certified seed, which is superior in termsof genetic purity, yield potential and resistance to certain diseases, insects and environmental stresses such as drought. Certified seed is purchased and planted every year, versus planting seed saved from a previouscrop. “When farmers purchase professionally grown, certified wheat seed each year, they have the opportunity to improve their risk man- agement, increase marketing power andaccess the latest genetics and traits,” says Dr. Jeff Koscelny. “Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from their purchaseis invested back into research and development, helping drive the introduction of new, better-performing wheat varieties to the marketat a faster pace than in the past.” “Using advanced breedingtools, we're confident wewill be able to greatly improvethe yield potential of wheat,” adds Dr. Kristin Schneider. “In fact, we are already seeing dramatic efficiency and accu- racy gains from the implementation of new equipmentinto our breeding programsand are confident that these and other new technologies have the real potential to revolutionize wheat production in the United States.” Improvementsin the breeding and testing of wheat varieties such as WestBred from Monsanto are just the beginning, the experts contend. They believe the future holds the promise of incorporating specific agronomic traits into wheat that will lead to improvedtolerance to drought conditions, improved nitrogenefficiency and the ability to achieve higheryields.

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