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February 5, 2004 New Transgenic Soybean Variety Released by Agricultural Experiment Station The North Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station has released a new transgenic soybean variety, RG405RR. “In order to avoid confusion, all NDSU developed transgenic soybean varieties will have a number/letter system while non-transgenic varieties will continue to use names,” according to Al Schneiter, NDSU Department of Plant Sciences chair. In RG405RR, RG denotes Roughrider Genetics, 4 indicates the year of release, 0.5 designates relative maturity and RR signifies Roundup resistance. RG405RR has exhibited good yield potential, according to Ted Helms, NDSU soybean breeder. It is susceptible to iron chlorosis and should not be grown in high pH soils. The protein and oil percent in RG405RR are similar to Barnes and Sargent. The new soybean variety has resistance to Phytophthora races 1 through 3. Some of the funds to develop RG405RR were provided by the North Dakota Soybean Council. Seed will be allocated through Roughrider Genetics. Plant variety protection has been applied for under the Plant Variety Protection Act with Title V. ### Source:
Al Schneiter, (701) 231-8137, albert.schneiter@ndsu.nodak.edu |
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