Brazil is set to begin commercial planting of a soybean variety with a gene that makes it resistant to the devastating Asian rust fungus, which is beginning to develop tolerance to conventional fungicides.
Local growers could markedly reduce production costs if the new variety, which was developed by the Fundacao MT in Brazil's No. 1 soybean state of Mato Grosso, proves effective.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/brazil-debut-rust-resistant-soy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-pests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soyabean
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cotton
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fungicide
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
