Outdoor Dave - 12/11/2009 09:02

Dow has the new DHT (Dow Herbicide Trait) coming out in 2011. 2, 4-d resistant soybeans will provide a cheap way to kill some RUP resistant weeds.

Pioneer has never brought out a trait. (Herculex was a Dow product and Y series beans are a marketing ploy to cover the fact that they were 7 years late to the marker assisted breeding table.) I always want to laugh at their technology that yields slogan. Good germplasm research, no trait work. GAT delayed again.....probably never come out at Monsanto is predicted to have refuge in the bag by 2011.

I am waiting to see who comes out with trait to replace RR tech as weeds become resistant. I don't see Liberty Link doing it based on cost and somewhat ineffective results (Liberty has to have just the right conditions to work.)