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R&D Pipeline: The Future of Ground-Breaking Corn, Soybean and Cotton Traits

Bayer traits’ unparalleled R&D pipeline brings transformative technologies to fields and puts innovation into action for farmers.
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The Decade Ahead — Transformative Corn, Soybean and Cotton Traits To Watch For.

8 blockbuster traits in the next 10 years that will allow farmers to take their yields and options to the next level.

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Unleashing Innovations to Advance Your Operation.

 

    Corn rootworm protection with RNAi Technology.

    Our fourth-generation insect protection provides an all-new mode of action with two new proteins for better, faster control and enhanced RNAi Technology for even better expression against corn rootworm.

    Current Phase: Early Development

    A close up view of soybean pods before harvest with a groundbreaking six soybean herbicide tolerances.

    Building on the groundbreaking Vyconic™ soybean platform with an unprecedented sixth herbicide tolerance in PPO. This gives soybean farmers even more flexibility with their herbicide programs.

    Current Phase: Early Development

    Wide view of a clean field in the early growth stage filled with the strongest cotton varieties.

    Enhancing the successful ThryvOn® Technology platform with two additional herbicide tolerances to mesotrione and PPO for a total of five to give cotton growers unprecedented flexibility.

    Current Phase: Early Development

Corn rootworm protection with RNAi Technology.

The Five Steps in Trait Development

Trait development doesn't happen overnight. Just like it takes a seed time to fully grow, our traits go through several stages of thorough testing before they’re ready for the fields.

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Discovery

Discovery

Discovery begins by identifying challenges our farmers face and potential solutions to those problems.

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept

After finding a trait that satisfies our farmers’ needs, we begin searching the genetic makeup of the biological source responsible for expressing that trait to transfer into seed embryos.

Early Development

Early Development

Once transgenic plants with the desired gene are successfully grown, they are brought into observation and undergo extensive quality assurance testing. Only the most successful candidates move forward to our greenhouses for continued research.

Advanced Development

Advanced Development

Next, these plants are brought to our test field and research centers for trials to assess their performance, generate environmental safety data and more.

Finally, in some case we take our products to on-farm trials.

Finally, in some case we take our products to on-farm trials.

Field trial participants are able to test the latest trait technology in return for giving us honest feedback for how the traits perform under commercial-scale planting conditions.

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Discovery

Discovery

Discovery begins by identifying challenges our farmers face and potential solutions to those problems.

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept

After finding a trait that satisfies our farmers’ needs, we begin searching the genetic makeup of the biological source responsible for expressing that trait to transfer into seed embryos.

Early Development

Early Development

Once transgenic plants with the desired gene are successfully grown, they are brought into observation and undergo extensive quality assurance testing. Only the most successful candidates move forward to our greenhouses for continued research.

Advanced Development

Advanced Development

Next, these plants are brought to our test field and research centers for trials to assess their performance, generate environmental safety data and more.

Finally, in some case we take our products to on-farm trials.

Finally, in some case we take our products to on-farm trials.

Field trial participants are able to test the latest trait technology in return for giving us honest feedback for how the traits perform under commercial-scale planting conditions.

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Discovery

Discovery

Discovery begins by identifying challenges our farmers face and potential solutions to those problems.

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept

After finding a trait that satisfies our farmers’ needs, we begin searching the genetic makeup of the biological source responsible for expressing that trait to transfer into seed embryos.

Early Development

Early Development

Once transgenic plants with the desired gene are successfully grown, they are brought into observation and undergo extensive quality assurance testing. Only the most successful candidates move forward to our greenhouses for continued research.

Advanced Development

Advanced Development

Next, these plants are brought to our test field and research centers for trials to assess their performance, generate environmental safety data and more.

Finally, in some case we take our products to on-farm trials.

Finally, in some case we take our products to on-farm trials.

Field trial participants are able to test the latest trait technology in return for giving us honest feedback for how the traits perform under commercial-scale planting conditions.

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Our Learning Centers Lead the Charge

Across the country, these learning centers serve as vital hubs for evaluating promising new technologies and mastering best management practices. These specialized facilities provide hands-on experience in traits development, bridging the gap between innovation and practical implementation in real-world agricultural settings.

    Exterior view of Scott Learning Center where soybean seed genetics, corn, high yield corn genetics and various types of cotton seeds are tested.

    Based in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Scott Learning Center focuses its research on corn, cotton and soybeans for southern U.S. crop production.

    See for yourself how the Scott Learning Center is helping advance Corn, Soybean & Cotton trails.

    Explore Learning Center
    Aerial view of Gothenburg water utilization learning center where high yield cotton varieties are processed.

    This center aims to provide answers and solutions to issues raised in production agriculture with a focus on helping farmers achieve yield potential with an emphasis on water utilization. Showcasing water utilization methods within a systems-based approach is imperative to growing yield sustainably.

    Explore Gothenburg
    Wide view of Lubbock cotton center of excellence at sunset.

    More than half of the cottonseed planted in the U.S. is processed in the Lubbock cotton manufacturing site. The team focuses on experiments and data analysis meant to deepen the understanding of cotton quality and bring continuous innovation to the manufacturing process.

    Explore Cotton Center
    Aerial view of a state-of-the-art research facility for cotton traits.

    In this indoor state-of-the-art, 7-acre, climate-controlled facility, Bayer is reimagining the way corn is grown around the world while setting the standard for environmental sustainability.

    Explore Marana
Exterior view of Scott Learning Center where soybean seed genetics, corn, high yield corn genetics and various types of cotton seeds are tested.

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