LibertyLink® cotton varieties enable growers to rotate nonselective herbicides on a farm basis. LibertyLink® crops have built-in tolerance to Liberty® herbicide, delivering nonselective postemergence control of broadleaf weeds and grasses, including weeds resistant to glyphosate and multiple herbicide classes. Learn more at: http://www.bayercropscience.us/products/traits/libertylink/ http://www.bayercropscience.us/products/herbicides/liberty/

1. Cotton Trait Pipeline

2. Innovation is Essential for
Agriculture
To safeguard and increase yields from constant land area
 Better resource management (targeted use
of crop protection, irrigation technology,
fertilizers and resistance management)
 Increase yields through innovative
technologies (hybridization, plant
biotechnology)
Limited arable land coupled
with rising demand
To expand agricultural product in marginal areas
 New crops with greater tolerance to drought
and extreme temperatures
To increase tolerance of plants to climatic variability
 Develop new varieties using state-of-the-art
technologies
 Research and innovation are thenutrient uptake
Improve plant health and key to mastering the
challenges of agriculture
Climate change

3. Cotton Market Challenges and
Opportunities
On-Farm Challenges
Promising Approaches
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Glyphosate-resistant weeds
Other herbicide-resistant weeds
Insect resistance management
Nematode management
Disease management
Yield improvement and stability
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Nitrogen utilization
Yield
Drought tolerance
Other abiotic stresses
 Next generation chemistry
 Complementary technologies (e.g.,
seed treatments)
 Novel agronomic traits
(GM
and non-GM)
 Novel plant health research

4. Cotton Trait Growth Opportunities
Stress Tolerance
 Drought tolerance
 Water-use efficiency
 Sap-sucking insect control
 Nematode control
 Disease resistance
 Lepidopteran control
Yield Increase
 Harvest index
 Nitrogen-use efficiency
 Hybridization system
Fiber Quality
 Length, strength,
micronaire
 Length uniformity
 Bioengineered fibers

5. Cotton Trait Pipeline Through 2016