Tropical Melhoramento & Genetica, or TMG, is a leading plant-breeding company in Brazil that focuses on two of the country’s biggest crops, soybeans and cotton. “We deliver to the market seeds that have higher yields and resistance to most of the diseases found here,” says Alexandre Garcia, TMG’s research supervisor. It’s challenging work. T ake soybeans, for example. There are nearly 50 diseases that can affect these protein-rich legumes. Y

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