A seed-project sprouts in the Southwest (7/17/2002) TUCSON, ARIZ. – To most folks, a bank is a building where people
deposit their money, an organization that supplies food to the needy,
or a place to donate blood.
But one bank in Tucson doesn't fit any of those descriptions. This
bank is filled with thousands of seeds. Not just any seeds of course;
Big Boy tomato seeds are so common they wouldn't need to be kept
in a vault.
DuPont, Pioneer form research alliance (7/16/2002) Asked to describe the motive behind DuPont's investment of $1.7 billion into
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, the world's largest seed corn company, DuPont
vice president Charles Holliday gives a simple answer: speed.
Researchers find pollen from GM canola
fertilizing distant fields (7/1/2002)
WASHINGTON - AP World News via NewsEdge Corporation : Genes from
genetically engineered canola are able to spread to other fields but have
only a modest effect, according to a study that found pollen fertilizing
seeds more than a mile away.
Adoption of bioengineered crops (7/1/2002) his report uses USDA survey data to examine the extent to which US farmers have adopted
bioengineered crops, factors affecting adoption of these crops, and the impacts of
bioengineered crops on input use and farm-level net returns.
