Fall 2009 seed.ab.ca Seed Guide
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Front Cover
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Pages 1-18 (2 MB)
- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- Global Commodity Demand - New technologies such
as drought tolerance, continued ethanol demand, increased yields and
possible upcoming changes in climate
will all play a role in the
amount of global crop supplies produced year-on-year.
- A Vanishing Breed? Money is often
the basis of successful research and development, but people
are equally important.
- The Race to get Crops Ready for Climate Change
Heat Up. As rising temperatures,
desertification, and drought threaten the world's food supply,
the agriculture industry is fast tracking it's research to
find plant genes that can resist abiotic stresses.
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Pages 19-35 (2 MB)
- Getting Results - New funding from the
Alberta Government means the regional variety trials will live
on.
- The Elimination of KVD - Wheat breeders
across the country are saying goodbye to the constraints of
visual appearance and are focusing solely on the performance in
the field.
- What's Coming Down the Trait Pipeline?
Agriculture companies are stepping up to the plate by placing
further investment into crop research to bring
innovative
traits to the market place.
- Three Musketeers - At a period when the
seed industry spends all its time talking about consolidation,
some innovators are finding ways to band together and create new
opportunities for the smaller independent seed company.
- Screening for Success - Lougheed Co-op Seed
Cleaning Plant
- Plant. Protect. Preserve. - New midge
tolerant wheat web site offers everything you need to know to
plant, protect and preserve.
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Pages 36-48 (4 MB)
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Pages 49-76 (7 MB)
- New Varieties - In with the New
- Alberta & British Columbia pedigreed seed growers
directory of varieties produced in 2009.
- Tipping the Scales: Crop Protection vs. Seed
Product Sales - The past couple of decades have seen a
dramatic shift in terms of agricultural sales in the global crop
protection market, which has been held back as the biotech seed
sector gained speed and is now racing ahead.
- On the Edge - Growing roots on leaves, corn
glue, and more.
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Back Cover
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