Friday, September 21, 2012

Syngenta says drought-hardy corn did well in U.S

Reuters: Syngenta's drought-tolerant corn seeds performed "extraordinarily well" in a limited planting during the United States' worst drought in half a century, the Swiss company said on Friday. The world's largest agrochemicals company launched its Agrisure Artesian corn variety this year, expecting a 15 percent higher yield compared with traditional varieties that are not designed to do well during water shortages. "Everything we see visually and the testing we do pre-harvest gives us enormous encouragement...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/us-syngenta-corn-seeds-idUSBRE88K0BJ20120921?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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