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Stevan Madjarac

Global Germplasm IP Lead, Bayer

Company Expert Monsanto Bayer

Expert Bio

Stevan has been active in international seed business more than 20 years in various research, product development and product management roles. Stevan’s technical background is predominantly in corn. In his current role as Global Germplasm IP Lead at Bayer, he coordinates global effort in securing intellectual property for crop varieties.

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Q: I heard that it would be a bad thing if every country used the same seed of corn and so on as they are now not diverse and one infestation can wipe out all crops and if gmo is awesome why wont they store them Svalbard to preserve them in case of a catastr

Answered By Stevan Madjarac - Jan 12, 2016

A: With or without GMOs, there is a huge variety of genetic backgrounds in corn, soy, cotton, etc. Even within a country such as the U.S., germplasms are selected for specific regions as you go through the different USDA growing zones. If you want more detail, I answered a very similar question regarding genetic diversity and the impact of GMO crops on GMO Answers. That response highlighted that “GE crops differ from conventional varieties at only the one location in the genome where the transgene has been inserted. As breeders develop new varieties containing the GM&nb [...]

Answered By Stevan Madjarac - Jan 12, 2016

A: With or without GMOs, there is a huge variety of genetic backgrounds in corn, soy, cotton, etc. Even within a country such as the U.S., germplasms are selected for specific regions as you go through the different USDA growing zones. If you want more detail, I answered a very similar question regarding genetic diversity and the impact of GMO crops on GMO Answers. That response highlighted that “GE crops differ from conventional varieties at only the one location in the genome where the transgene has been inserted. As breeders develop new varieties containing the GM&nb [...]

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Q: I heard that it would be a bad thing if every country used the same seed of corn and so on as they are now not diverse and one infestation can wipe out all crops and if gmo is awesome why wont they store them Svalbard to preserve them in case of a catastr

Answered By Stevan Madjarac - Jan 12, 2016

A: With or without GMOs, there is a huge variety of genetic backgrounds in corn, soy, cotton, etc. Even within a country such as the U.S., germplasms are selected for specific regions as you go through the different USDA growing zones. If you want more detail, I answered a very similar question regarding genetic diversity and the impact of GMO crops on GMO Answers. That response highlighted that “GE crops differ from conventional varieties at only the one location in the genome where the transgene has been inserted. As breeders develop new varieties containing the GM&nb [...]

Answered By Stevan Madjarac - Jan 12, 2016

A: With or without GMOs, there is a huge variety of genetic backgrounds in corn, soy, cotton, etc. Even within a country such as the U.S., germplasms are selected for specific regions as you go through the different USDA growing zones. If you want more detail, I answered a very similar question regarding genetic diversity and the impact of GMO crops on GMO Answers. That response highlighted that “GE crops differ from conventional varieties at only the one location in the genome where the transgene has been inserted. As breeders develop new varieties containing the GM&nb [...]