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William Atkins
Saturday, 20 March 2010 02:20
A two-year research program in Australia will assess the sustainability of more efficient cereal crops. Bayer CropScience and CSIRO are teaming up to develop these new-generation crops for a hungry Australia, and for a world under an ever-changing environment and climate.
According to the March 19, 2010 CSIRO press release “CSIRO and Bayer to focus on sustainable crops,” this new CSIRO/Bayer collaboration is being designed to help develop cereal crops that are more efficient and adaptable to the changing global environment and climate.
The two-year program will concentrate on cereal crops and their critical position in supplying food for the greatly increasing demand seen in Australia and around the world.
The CSIRO/Bayer program will also address the changing climate and environment in which crops, such as wheat, are grown.
Dr. Joachim Schnieder, of Bayer CropScience, stated within the CSIRO article, “We are convinced that innovative new generation crops can deliver greater yield per hectare while requiring less resources such as water and energy.”
Schnieder adds, “We are convinced that innovative new generation crops can deliver greater yield per hectare while requiring less resources such as water and energy.”
And, “This project will develop methodology to assess these benefits at a plant, field, country and global level.”
Page two adds comments from CSIRO's Brian Keating.
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