Paraguayan soybean genetics enters the Colombian market

Published 2024년 3월 27일

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The article highlights the agricultural innovations and market expansion efforts of a company as discussed by Soler. It focuses on the company's ongoing trials of Paraguayan soybeans in Colombia for the second year, aiming to explore new markets such as Colombia and Angola, leveraging the suitability of national genetics for soy cultivation. Soler emphasizes the company's advancements in genetic improvement through gene editing, including the introduction of a new soybean variety, GS 2231 MP IPRO Mbarete, which is resistant to Macrophomina and tolerant to hydrothermal stress. Additionally, the company is addressing soybean rust with the GS 5 R 50 Rpp variety, aiming to reduce fungicide usage. The article also covers the company's pioneering efforts in developing canola in the subtropical region, with plans to introduce three new canola materials by 2025.

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Soler highlighted that the company has been exploring other markets and in that sense, he stated that it is the second consecutive year that they are carrying out trials of Paraguayan soybeans in Colombian lands. “There is a very high expectation with this novelty. “We are looking for and experiencing new markets like Colombia and Angola,” he added. According to him, there are only 100,000 hectares of soybeans in Colombia, but it has a lot of growth potential and thanks to the qualities of the national genetics, he believes that the materials can have excellent performance. He also mentioned that they recently expanded their materials, including incorporating gene editing within this genetic improvement process. On the other hand, he highlighted the strong performance of the new soybean material, recently launched, GS 2231 MP IPRO Mbarete, which has resistance to Macrophomina, a soil fungus that causes root rot, and high tolerance to hydrothermal stress. On another aspect, Soler ...

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