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LibertyLink® cotton varieties enable growers to rotate nonselective herbicides on a farm basis. LibertyLink® crops have built-in tolerance to Liberty® herbicide, delivering nonselective postemergence control of broadleaf weeds and grasses, including weeds resistant to glyphosate and multiple herbicide classes. Learn more at: http://www.bayercropscience.us/products/traits/libertylink/ http://www.bayercropscience.us/products/herbicides/liberty/
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Cotton Trait Pipeline
Innovation is Essential for AgricultureTo safeguard and increase yields from constant land area
Better resource management (targeted use of crop protection, irrigation technology, fertilizers and resistance management)
Increase yields through innovative technologies (hybridization, plant biotechnology)
To expand agricultural product in marginal areas
New crops with greater tolerance to drought and extreme temperatures
To increase tolerance of plants to climatic variability
Develop new varieties using state-of-the-art technologies
Improve plant health and nutrient uptake
Limited arable land coupled with rising demand
Climate change
Research and innovation are the key to mastering the challenges of agriculture
Cotton Market Challenges and Opportunities
On-Farm ChallengesGlyphosate-resistant weedsOther herbicide-resistant weedsInsect resistance managementNematode managementDisease managementYield improvement and stability
Nitrogen utilization Yield Drought tolerance Other abiotic stresses
Promising Approaches Next generation chemistry Complementary technologies (e.g.,
seed treatments) Novel agronomic traits (GM
and non-GM) Novel plant health research
Cotton Trait Growth OpportunitiesStress ToleranceDrought toleranceWater-use efficiency Sap-sucking insect controlNematode control Disease resistanceLepidopteran control
Yield IncreaseHarvest indexNitrogen-use efficiencyHybridization system
Fiber Quality Length, strength,
micronaireLength uniformityBioengineered fibers
Cotton Trait Pipeline Through 2016
