Articles posted on this website and elsewhere often contain terms that are specific to plant breeding and genetics.  The definitions in the article on this website should aid in the understanding of the content of these articles and articles that are linked in them.

My heartfelt thanks to Dr. Vincent Pantalone, Professor and Soybean Breeder in the UT Plant Sciences Dept., for his co-authorship.  His expertise in this area was invaluable in the composition of the article.

In the coming months, I will be posting a series of articles on genetically-modified (GM) crop plants.  These articles will be a presentation of how GM crops have been and will continue to be a positive force in the increased production of food, feed, and fiber that will be necessary to support a growing global population.  Their content will also outline how GM crops have and will continue to contribute to sound environmental stewardship practices that will be increasingly required of agricultural production systems.

Composed by Larry G. Heatherly, May 2013, larryheatherly@bellsouth.net