USDA Approves Bayer’s GlyTol Trait
May 26, 2009 The USDA has granted approval for the GlyTol trait developed by Bayer CropScience. Cotton varieties with the GlyTol trait are tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate.
The USDA’s decision follows approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
“We are comprehensively preparing for a commercial launch of GlyTol in the United States in 2010,” said Monty Christian, Director of Global Cotton Marketing at Bayer CropScience. Bayer CropScience plans to spend the 2009 season familiarizing U.S. growers with the features, advantages and benefits of the new technology and the varieties in which it will be offered at launch. The company initially plans to offer two high-yielding, high-quality Gly Tol cotton seed varieties that are ideally suited to the Southwest region of the United States.
Varieties suited to other U.S. cotton-growing regions are expected to be introduced in the coming years. Bayer CropScience is the market leader in the U.S. cotton seed industry, with a total market share of nearly 47% last year.
The launch of GlyTol technology in the United States was originally planned for the 2009 season. However, because of a number of factors, including the narrowing planting window in the U.S. southwest and the timing of the USDA’s approval, commercial launch is now planned for 2010.
GlyTol glyphosate-tolerant technology gives cotton growers season-long in-plant tolerance to glyphosate herbicide and offers them the freedom of greater flexibility in their weed management decisions. The GlyTol trait provides robust tolerance to applications of glyphosate, and gives growers the flexibility to select any brand of glyphosate herbicide labeled for use on cotton without concern for crop safety.
For more information, see: www.bayercropscience.com
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