The Hindu Business Line : `Integrated plant breeding to come into vogue'

PLANT breeding in future will integrate fully with agricultural research specifically and with biological, engineering and medical research generally.

"Design of plants may become as routine as the design of clothing. Beyond the issues of fit and fabric, it could be just a matter of style", according to Dr Ronnie Coffman, Director of International Programmes, Cornell University.

Delivering the Dr L. Venkataratnam Memorial Lecture on `Agriculture and food systems in 21st century - A plant breeder's perspective" at Birla Science Centre here on Tuesday, Dr Coffman said that in future any DNA of value would become someone's property.

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