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Canola
LibertyLink® Canola (Developed by Bayer CropScience) Introduced in 1995, LibertyLink® Canola allows growers a wide application window to apply Liberty® herbicide over-the-top during the growing season. This results in effective weed control while maintaining excellent crop performance and yield.
InVigor® Hybrid Canola (Developed by Bayer CropScience) InVigor hybrid canola are high-yielding hybrid canola varieties that are also tolerant to Liberty® herbicide. InVigor hybrid seed was first sold in Canada in 1996 and in the United States in 2000.
Cooking oils from NEXERATM Canola Seed (Developed by Dow AgroSciences, Canada) This new oil, made from NEXERATM canola seed, has a unique combination of high oleic (>70 percent) and low linolenic (<3 percent) fatty acids. These oils also have less than 1 percent trans fats and when used as part of a healthy meal can deliver a label claim of trans fat-free (<.5 gram per 100-gram serving).
Roundup Ready® Canola (Developed by Monsanto) Roundup Ready canola allows growers to apply Roundup® herbicide over-the-top of the crop during the growing season, for superior weed control with enhanced crop safety.
CORN
NutriDense® Corn (Developed by BASF). This nutritionally enhanced corn contains a stacked set of output traits designed to enhance animal feed performance. Traits include higher concentrations of amino acids, oil and certain minerals.
Rogers® brand Attribute® Bt Sweet Corn (Developed by Syngenta Seeds) AttributeTM insect-protected sweet corn varieties from Syngenta provide a high level of built-in protection against European corn borer and corn earworm, protecting crops from ear damage and yield loss.
Glyphosate-Tolerant Corn (Developed by Syngenta) Developed from a plant-derived glyphosate-resistant gene that is evenly expressed throughout the plant, corn hybrids with AgrisureTM GT Advantage gives farmers another tool for managing weed pests.
HerculexTM I Insect Protection (Developed by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.) These corn hybrids provide the broadest spectrum above-ground in-plant insect protection currently available, including first- and second-generation European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, black cutworm, western bean cutworm, fall armyworm, sugarcane borer, southern corn stalk borer and lesser corn stalk borer. All Herculex I hybrids also contain LibertyLink®, making them tolerant to over the top applications of Liberty® herbicide, and some are available stacked with Roundup Ready Corn 2.
Herculex® RW Rootworm Protection and Herculex® XTRA Insect Protection Corn (Developed by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.) Corn hybrids containing Herculex RW rootworm protection provide below ground in-plant corn rootworm protection against western, northern, and Mexican corn rootworm. Corn hybrids containing the Herculex XTRA insect protection, a combined trait product of both Herculex I and Herculex RW, provide the broadest spectrum above and below ground in-plant insect protection available on the corn market. All Herculex RW and Herculex XTRA hybrids also contain LibertyLink®, making them tolerant to over the top applications of Liberty® herbicide, and some are available stacked with Roundup Ready Corn 2.
LibertyLink® Corn (Developed by Bayer CropScience) Introduced in 1997 in the United States and 1998 in Canada, LibertyLink® Corn allows growers a wide application window to apply Liberty® herbicide over-the-top during the growing season. Liberty® herbicide kills over 100 grass and broadleaf weeds fast, without crop injury.
NK KnockoutTM Corn, NK YieldGardTM Hybrid Corn (developed by Syngenta Seeds) Syngenta Seeds has produced several corn varieties that have been modified to provide natural protection against certain pests.
NK® brand YieldGard® (Bt 11) Corn (Developed by Syngenta Seeds) Syngenta Seeds has been producing and selling several corn hybrids since 1997 that have been modified to provide built-in protection against certain insect pests. (YieldGard® is a registered trademark of the Monsanto Company.)
Roundup Ready® Corn (Developed by Monsanto) Approved in 1997, Roundup® Ready Corn allows over-the-top applications of Roundup® herbicide during the growing season for superior weed control.
YieldGard® Corn Borer (Developed by Monsanto Company) Introduced in 1997 in the United States, YieldGard® Corn Borer hybrids offer season-long, whole-plant protection from the European corn borer and also controls the Southwestern corn borer.
YieldGard® Rootworm-Protected Corn (Developed by Monsanto) YieldGard® corn carries built-in protection against corn rootworm. Current products include YieldGard® Rootworm stacked with Roundup Ready® technology.
YieldGard® Plus Corn (Developed by Monsanto) YieldGard® Plus corn is the first stack of two insect-protection traits in a single seed, combining the built-in protection against European corn Borer and corn rootworm.
YieldGard® Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn (Developed by Monsanto) YieldGard® Plus with Roundup Ready® corn is the first seed to contain three separate biotech traits, with insect protection against European corn borer and corn rootworm and tolerance to over-the-top applications of Roundup® herbicide.
CARNATIONS
Moondust Carnation (Introduced in 1996 by Florigene [Formerly Calgene Pacific]) The first mauve carnation followed by Moonshadow (1998), a violet carnation. Carnations are among the species that account for 75 percent of worldwide flower sales. Conventional breeding failed to produce these flowers with hues in the mauve-blue-violet range because of a genetic gap; they lack the ability to produce the blue pigment, delphinidin. Florigene also has an active research and development program to extend the vase life of flowers.
COTTON
Bollgard® Insect-Protected Cotton (Developed by Monsanto) Introduced in 1996, cotton with Monsanto's Bollgard gene is protected against cotton bollworms, pink bollworms and tobacco budworms. Bollgard cotton is a great example of how biotechnology can reduce the amount of pesticide applications on a specific crop. According to the technology provider, growers using Bollgard technology sprayed an average of 2 ½ less applications per acre than conventional cotton growers. This data is further underscored by EPA research. In just one year, 1999, EPA estimated that growers who planted Bollgard cotton reduced their insecticide application by 1.6 million pounds.
Bollgard® II Insect-Protected Cotton (Developed by Monsanto) Bollgard II is Monsanto's second generation of insect-protected cotton technology. This new cotton technology is designed to offer new benefits to cotton growers, including a broader spectrum of control of damaging insects and better defense against the development of resistance in target insects. Research indicates that Bollgard II will provide greater control of cotton bollworm, beet and fall armyworm, and soybean loopers compared with Bollgard.
LibertyLink® Cotton (Developed by Bayer CropScience) LibertyLink® cotton allows growers a wide application window to apply Liberty® herbicide over-the-top during the growing season. Liberty® herbicide controls over 100 grass and broadleaf weeds, with no crop injury. LibertyLink® cotton is offered in top FiberMax® varieties.
Roundup Ready® Cotton (Developed by Monsanto) Approved in 1996, Roundup Ready® cotton tolerates both over-the-top and postdirected applications of Roundup® herbicide. Roundup Ready cotton provides growers with an excellent resource for practicing conservation tillage in their fields.
Roundup-Ready® Flex Cotton (Developed by Monsanto) Next Generation Roundup Ready® cotton is expected to provide growers with an expanded window of application of Roundup® herbicide. At this time, Monsanto expects that Roundup-Ready® Flex cotton will be in the marketplace in 2006.
WideStrikeTM Insect-Protected Cotton (Developed by Dow AgroSciences) This new trait provides a broader spectrum of insect protection than other products currently on the market. This trait protects season long against a broad range of damaging lepidopteran pests, including cotton bollworm, pink bollworm, tobacco budworm, armyworms, and loopers.
MILK PRODUCTION
Chymogen® (Developed by Genencor International and Marketed by Chr. Hansen's) Chymogen is the biotechnology-produced version of an enzyme (chymosin) found in calves that makes milk curdle to produce cheese. Because it is produced through biotechnology, it is purer, is more plentiful and eliminates variability in the quality and availability of the enzyme in calves' stomachs. It is used in approximately 60 percent of all hard-cheese products made today.
Posilac® Bovine Somatotropin (BST) (Developed by Monsanto) BST is a naturally occurring protein hormone in cows that induces them to produce milk. BST improves milk production by as much as 10 to 15 percent and is now used by farmers whose herds represent over 30 percent of the nation's cows. The FDA approved it in 1993.
ChyMax® (fermentation-derived) (Developed by Pfizer, marketed by Chr. Hansen's) ChyMax® is another version of chymosin, an enzyme that causes milk to coagulate. It is an advanced fermentation ingredient that is of higher purity, quality and activity than natural rennet.
PAPAYA
Rainbow and SunUp (Developed by Cornell Research Foundation and the Papaya Administrative Committee) Rainbow, a yellow-fleshed hybrid between a conventional papaya and a genetically enhanced one; and SunUp, a red-fleshed transgenic papaya, have been enhanced to resist papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), the deadly disease which almost eliminated the papaya industry in Hawaii during the 1990s.
PEANUTS
Flavr Runner Naturally Stable Peanut (Developed by Mycogen) Peanuts with modified fatty acid profile to produce nuts high in oleic acid. The benefit to the industry is longer shelf life for nuts, candy and peanut butter.
RAPESEED
Laurical® (Developed by Calgene, LLC) A less expensive source of high-quality raw materials for soaps, detergents and cocoa butter replacement fats. Rapeseed plants with more than 45 percent laurate in oil have been produced.
SOYBEANS
Roundup Ready® Soybeans (Developed by Monsanto) Introduced in 1996, Roundup Ready® Soybeans allow growers to apply Roundup® herbicide over-the-top during growing season. The result is dependable, superior weed control with no effect on crop performance or yield.
SUNFLOWERS
NatreonTM Naturally Stable Sunflower cooking oils (Developed by Mycogen) Sunflowers with modified fatty acid profile to produce sunflower oil that contains virtually no trans-fatty acids. These naturally stable characteristics make this oil very attractive for nutritional drinks, release oils, baking or frying snack foods and other uses.
MISCELLANEOUS
Messenger® (Developed by EDEN Bioscience) This is the first of a series of products based on naturally occurring harpin protein technology. Approved by the EPA in April 2000, Messenger stimulates growth and defense pathways inherent within each plant without altering the plant's DNA. Messenger treatments promote healthier plants and increased yields, as well as increased disease resistance and deterrence of insects such as nematodes. Messenger is a labeled product, currently being sold in cotton, citrus, apples, strawberries, rice, tomatoes, peppers, cucurbit vegetables, cane berries, grass seed, potatoes and many other crops.
In Development
ALFALFA
Roundup Ready® Alfalfa (Developed with Monsanto technology) Allows over-the-top applications of Roundup® herbicide during the growing season for superior weed control.
APPLES
Bt Insect-Protected Apple (Developed with Monsanto technology) These apples will contain built-in insect protection against codling moth.
BANANAS
Disease-Resistant Bananas (Developed by DNA Plant Technology Corporation) These bananas will be resistant to the fungal disease black sigatoka.
CANOLA
Disease-Resistant Canola (Developed by DuPont) Canola that can resist yield-robbing diseases such as Sclerotina.
CORN
Improved Drought Response Corn (Developed by DuPont) Hybrid corn that can mine the existing moisture in the soil more efficiently or survive drought periods and still produce high yields.
Increased-Energy-Availability Corn (Developed by DuPont) Corn that livestock can more readily digest and more efficiently use nutrients in the grain.
Nutritionally Enhanced Corn (Developed by Dow AgroSciences) Corn hybrids that are "nutritionally enhanced" will provide higher energy and more abundant nutrients for a better-balanced ration formulation for livestock.
Second-Generation YieldGard® Corn Borer (Developed by Monsanto) The second-generation corn borer protected product in the YieldGard family is expected to provide an even broader spectrum of insect control than today's YieldGard. In addition to the control of the European and southwestern corn borer, field trials indicate it will provide enhanced control of the corn earworm, fall armyworm and black cutworm. The next-generation corn-borer protected corn will contain a new gene with a unique mode of action compared with YieldGard® Corn Borer or other products on the market, thus providing a defense against insect resistance and ensuring that insect-protected products will remain effective and continue to deliver benefits for many years to come.
Corn Amylase for Enhanced Ethanol Production (Developed by Syngenta) Amylase breaks starch down to sugar and including amylase expression in processor corn has the potential to reduce the costs of ethanol production up to 10 percent.
Glyphosate-Tolerant Corn (Developed by Syngenta) Developed from a plant-derived glyphosate-resistant gene that is evenly expressed throughout the plant, this new corn hybrid will give farmers another tool for managing weed pests.
Insect-Resistant Corn (Developed by Syngenta) Second-generation Bt control for both European corn borer and corn rootworm stacked to provide growers broader insect management controls.
Insect-Resistant and Glyphosate Tolerance Corn (Developed by Syngenta) Glyphosate tolerance stacked together or separately with second generation Bt control for both European corn borer and corn rootworm to provide growers further options and flexibility to achieve desired effects.
COTTON
Vegetative Insecticidal Protein Cotton (Developed by Syngenta) This second-generation insect control has a broader spectrum and a novel mode of action. VIP Cotton will provide growers an alternative to existing Bt producers and will improve grower flexibility in managing insect resistance.
LETTUCE
Roundup® Ready Lettuce (Developed with Monsanto technology) Allows over-the-top applications of Roundup® herbicide during the growing season for superior weed control.
POTATOES
Amflora Potatoes (Developed by BASF) Potatoes with genetically enhanced starches offer considerable benefits as raw materials in many industries. Paper, textile and adhesives industries for example will soon be able to take advantage of BASF's Amflora potato, which provides pure amylopectin starch directly from the potato tuber.
RICE
LibertyLink® Rice (Developed by Bayer CropScience) Bayer CropScience is obtaining appropriate regulatory clearances in key countries. When LibertyLink® Rice is used together with Liberty® herbicide, it will allow farmers greater weed control flexibility and may promote water conservation.
SOYBEANS
LibertyLink® Soybeans (Developed by Bayer CropScience) Bayer CropScience is obtaining appropriate regulatory clearances in key countries. When used together with glufosinate ammonium herbicide (Liberty®, Ignite® 280), it will allow farmers greater weed control flexibility and important weed resistance management strategies.
Soybeans with Improved Protein Functionality (Developed by Dupont) Food soy ingredient that does a better job of improving quality and consistency of food products.
STRAWBERRIES
Strawberry (Developed by DNA Plant Technology Corporation) The company is adding genes to confer resistance to glyphosate herbicide and fungal diseases.
SUGAR BEETS
Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets (Developed by Monsanto) Roundup Ready® sugar beets are tolerant of Roundup® herbicide and provide growers with a new weed-control option while the crop is growing.
TURF GRASS
Roundup Ready® Creeping Bentgrass (Developed with Monsanto technology) Allows over-the-top applications of Roundup® herbicide to control Poa Annua, Poa Trivialis and other weeds of turf on golf course fairways and greens allowing more flexible weed control and reduced turf management inputs.
MISCELLANEOUS
AquaAdvantage® Salmon, Tilapia, Trout and Flounder (Developed by Aqua Bounty Farms) The AquaAdvantage® salmon have the capability of growing from egg to market size (6 to 10 lb.) in one to one-and-a-half years. Conventional fish-breeding techniques require two to three years to bring a fish to market. This new salmon could make fish farming more environmentally sustainable, decrease over-fishing of wild salmon and lower consumer costs. Aqua Bounty expects to introduce the AquaAdvantage® salmon within two to three years to a public for whom salmon is an increasingly popular food.
Genetically Modified Fruits and Vegetables with Longer Postharvest Shelf Life (Developed by Agritope, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Epitope, Inc.) Using ethylene-control technology, Agritope, Inc., has created delayed-ripening, longer-lasting tomatoes and raspberries.
Phytase for Animal Feed (Developed by Syngenta and Zymetrics) The phytase enzyme releases phosphorous-based nutrients in animal feed in a form that can be easily digested by single-stomach animals such as pigs, chickens and turkeys. A phytase supplement can enhance the nutritional value of the feed and reduce phosphorus levels in animal manure, which can help improve environmental quality. The new microbial (Zymetrics) and corn phytase (Syngenta) supplements are designed with enhanced thermostability, which provides livestock producers more options in developing feed rations.
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