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    AXigen Trait

Think inside the seed

You vented. We invented.

Wheat farmers needed a way to control grassy weeds — weeds that were decimating yield, degrading quality, increasing dockage and tanking profits. We listened.

Years of research went into developing a solution. The first step was identifying a herbicide that would provide superior control of the targeted annual grassy weeds. Next, scientists developed a trait in wheat that would provide excellent tolerance to that herbicide: AXigen.

AXigen is a patented non-GMO trait that confers tolerance to Aggressor AX Group 1 herbicides. Extensively characterized and tested to ensure high levels of crop safety and performance, AXigen is introduced into elite varieties to create CoAXium wheat varieties.

Varieties with the AXigen trait (identified with an AX suffix) are created by public and private wheat breeders for use across all wheat growing regions. These varieties are tested again and again with Aggressor AX herbicides to make absolutely certain these two technologies work well together to provide both superior grassy weed control and variety protection.

AXigen seed assay approved laboratories

Colorado
ARDEC – Colorado Seed Laboratory, CSU
4616 NE Frontage Road
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
970-491-6406
cas_seedlab@mail.colostate.edu

Kansas
KCIA Seed Laboratory
2000 Kimball Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-532-6118
kscrop@kansas.net

Montana
Montana State Seed Lab
Marsh Lab Room 40
1911 West Lincoln Street
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-994-2141
westfall@montana.edu

Nebraska
Nebraska Crop Improvement Assn. Seed Testing Laboratory
PO Box 830911
268 Plant Science Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0911
402-472-1444

Oregon
OSU Seed Lab
3291 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-4464
seedlab@oregonstate.edu

South Dakota
SDSU Seed Testing Laboratory
Box 2207A
Ag Hall 244
Brookings, SD 57007
605-688-4589
sdsu.seedlab1@sdstate.edu

Washington
WSDA Seed Program
21 North 1st Avenue, Suite 203
Yakima, WA 98902
509-249-6957
njones@agr.wa.gov

 

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