A Missouri research team is working to create new heat-tolerant and herbicide resistant rice strains. Dr. Christian DeGuzman, rice breeder with Southeast Missouri State University, says rice yields declined several years ago because of extreme heat which prompted their research, “We wanted to be proactive and we wanted to look forward to
have a variety that is heat tolerant so just in case that happens again we have
it ready.”
He says they are also working to develop a herbicide
resistant strain of rice, “Clearfield is a trait that is patented with BASF and
we have an agreement with BASF to develop those lines that have the trait.”
DeGuzman says they are working to finalize an agreement with BASF on a new trait with a different mode of action, Provisia.
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