SUMMERS' TIME

摘要

RAGT's Richard Summers, the new chairman of the British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB), outlines what he hopes to achieve and his concerns on the gap between public-funded research and commercial breeding I Market volatility and remaining profitablewill be foremost in growers' minds. Clearly the potential loss of pesticide actives (such as triazoles as potential endocrine disruptors), tighter nitrogen legislation, stagnating on-farm yields for key crops, the potential impact of climate change andsoil health issues will add to the challenges.