Bayer has developed the first five-way stack of herbicide tolerance for soybeans
Bayer has recently announced pipeline project advancements and newly unveiled research in dedicated research and development (R&D) pipeline update for the Crop Science division. In 2020, Bayer’s pipeline commercialised ten crop protection formulations and advanced three key biotech products to launch while providing farmers around the world with more than 430 newly commercialised hybrids and varieties of corn, soybeans, cotton and vegetables.
Delivering an industry-leading R&D pipeline in scale, productivity, and value
Bayer’s commitment to customers and the planet was demonstrated in 2020 by the breadth of pipeline product launches including ten new crop protection formulations, and three biotechnology traits advancing to the launch phase. These include Intacta 2 Xtend soy, which has gained all regulatory approvals and is expected to launch in Brazil by the end of the year.
In 2022 SmartStax PRO corn is expected to launch in the United States.
Bayer’s ThryvOn Technology, a trait for lygus and thrips control in cotton is set for a stewarded Ground Breakers Program in the United States in 2021. In biotech first, ThryvOn Technology will meet an important need in the cotton market and is predicted to help better control and reduce insecticide use.
Leading the development of next-generation biotech traits
A key focus area for the R&D pipeline is to provide farmers with flexibility in weed control, through next-generation soybean traits. In the future, farmers can look forward to choosing the weed control options that best suit their operations, knowing that the varieties they’ve chosen offer premium genetics and the ability to manage weeds.
Bayer has developed the first five-way stack of herbicide tolerance for soybeans. Currently, in Phase 3 of development, this trait offering adds to XtendFlex’s three tolerances with another two modes of action; tolerance to HPPD and its own proprietary 2,4-D tolerance.
