Innovation Insight – The right trait at the right time

Written by Tom Allen-Stevens from CPM Magazine

Download PDF BYDV resistance puts wheat growers within tantalising reach of an insecticide-free crop. CPM tells the story of the breeding triumphs that brought it to commercial reality. A non-chemical solution is exactly what’s needed, both for the environment and for the public perception of farming. By Tom Allen-Stevens Every once in a while, there’s an innovation in plant breeding that sets down a true milestone. Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) resistance in wheat will be remembered as one of those. But what really makes it remarkable is that the first UK variety with this trait was launched in the very same year growers could no longer use the neonicotinoid chemistry on which they had relied for around two decades. “BYDV resistance is the right trait at the right time,” states Agrii seed technical manager John Miles. “While neonic seed dressings were available, genetic resistance to an aphid-borne virus came way down the pecking order of what growers wanted in a wheat. Now, a non-chemical solution is exactly what’s needed, both for the environment and for the public perception of farming.” Jim Knight, seed business development manager at Frontier, agrees. “It’s hugely significant – easily comparable with resistance to orange…
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