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Next generation crops to have agronomic
and food quality traits
Disease protection |
Wheat, corn, potatoes |
Herbicide resistance |
Wheat, rice, sugar beets, canola |
Protein/starch content |
Cereals, potatoes, soybeans, rice, corn |
Amino acid content |
Corn, soybeans |
Fatty acid/oil contenta |
Canola, sunflowers, peanuts, soybeans, corn |
Drought tolerance |
Cereals, rice, sugarcane |
Cold/frost tolerance |
Cereals, corn, sugarcane |
High-salt tolerance |
Cereals, rice, sugarcane |
Plant growth/morphology |
Cereals, rice, corn |
Enhanced fiber |
Cotton |
Modified wood pulp |
Trees |
a Some products already on the market. Sources: Biotechnology Industry Organization,
Wood Mackenzie, Merrill Lynch, company reports.
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