MONSANTO ET AL - Companies Begin a Difficult Search for a Climate-Hardy Wheat Variety

Companies Begin a Difficult Search for a Climate-Hardy Wheat Variety

Monsanto could start field testing genetically modified wheat by 2012 and deliver the variety to the market in the next decade, said a spokesperson for the company.

In theory, genetic engineering can cut that time in half, even less. But there are other factors that are keeping genetic engineering research stalled.