Agricultural Utility

The following sections give an overview, split by crop segment, of the new sulfonylurea herbicides that have either been introduced since 1995 or are currently in their later stages of development. 

Cereals (wheat, barley, sorghum, oats, rye and triticale) are the most important of the arable crops (Table 2.2.4). In 2005, global cereal production was approximately 870 mio tonnes on 340 mio hectares of land, with wheat Triticum aestivum) being the most important cereal grain, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total production (Table 2.2.5). 

Geographically, the largest cereal production areas are in regions with temperate conditions, such as Europe, North America and cooler parts of Australia and China. 

In the following sub-sections, each of the compounds listed in Table 2.2.6 are described in more detail. 

Common name Agricultural utility Application (company, rate 

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Strain with NRRL number could be obtained from the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (Peoria, IL, USA). 

This example is offered for illustration only. Modern precision agriculture utilizes geographical positioning systems (GPS) for sampling and for determining fertilizer needs. See, for example, the following Web site http //edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY SS402 (as of April 22, 2002). 

Achievements in Agricultural Utilization Research, ARS Committee on Research Achievements, ARS, Washington, DC, November 1966. 

J. L. Willett, Plant Polymer Research, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois, USA (Chapter 19)... 

Warner, K., The effect of expeller pressed/physically refined soy oil on flavor of french fried potatoes and frying oil stability. USDA/ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research. Peoria, IL. (Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting, May 9-12, 2004, Cincinnati, OH.)... 

In early 1941, Dr. Jeanes moved back to Illinois, this time to Peoria, just three months after the opening of the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Northern Regional Research Laboratory (NRRL, later NRRC, and now the National Center for Agricultural Utilization). She continued to work there even after her retirement in 1976. Her more than 35 years of research at NRRL resulted in two major scientific and industrial developments, dextran and xanthan, and these are described in more than 60 publications, 24 presentations, and 10 patents. 

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA... 

National Center for Agricultural Utilization U.S. Department Agrieulture Bioproducts Research Unit Peoria, IL, USA greg.cote ars.usda.gov... 

Food Quality and Safety Research, National Center for Agricultural Utilization, ARS, USDA, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604... 

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