Nicholas Storer, nstorer@dow.com, Dow AgroSciences, 1803 Building, Midland, MI, Marco Candolfi, candolfi.marco@bluewin.ch, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Agricultural Center, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 64, Limburgerhof, Germany, Joseph E. Huesing, joseph.e.huesing@monsanto.com, Monsanto Company, 800 North Lindgbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, Raymond Layton, raymond.layton@pioneer.com, DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition, 7300 NW 62nd Ave – PO Box 1004, Johnston, IA, and Alan Raybould, alan.raybould@syngenta.com, Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom.