Genuity™ SmartStax™ contains Genuity™ VT Triple PRO™ and HERCULEX® XTRA Insect Protection traits to control root, stalk and ear-feeding insects, plus Roundup Ready 2 Technology™ and LibertyLink® herbicide tolerance for weed protection. Genuity™ SmartStax™ brings together eight different genes in top-performing hybrids, Genuity™ SmartStax™ combines the industry's best-performing trait package of herbicide tolerance and above- and below-ground insect protection into a single multi-stacked corn trait product. Roundup Ready® Corn 2 contains in-plant tolerance to Roundup® brand herbicides, enabling growers to spray Roundup® brands over the top, from planting through the V8 stage or 30-inch corn height, with excellent crop safety and no yield reduction. Compared to popular conventional corn programs, the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 system costs less, while allowing hybrids to reach their maximum yield potential. While the U.S. regulatory agencies have given full approval to Roundup Ready® Corn 2 for commerce in the U.S. for marketing and consumption as food, food ingredients and feed for livestock, certain regulatory approvals are pending in certain export markets. For more information on these approvals, or for assistance in locating domestic grain outlets, see the American Seed Trade Association web site at www.amseed.org or contact Monsanto directly at 1-800-768-6387. YieldGard® Plus corn technology combines YieldGard Corn Borer corn and YieldGard Rootworm corn technology into a single plant. YieldGard Plus corn hybrids control European and southwestern corn borers, sugarcane borers, southern corn stalk borers, western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. YieldGard Plus corn hybrids also provide intermediate protection of corn earworm, fall armyworm and stalk borer. By providing inplant protection against the above insect pests, the genetic yield potential of YieldGard Plus corn hybrids is preserved. YieldGard® Corn Borer corn hybrids contain an insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) that protects corn plants from specific lepidopteran insect pests. The YieldGard Corn Borer trait delivers whole plant, full season protection against European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, sugarcane borer, and southern cornstalk borer resulting in maximum yield potential. YieldGard Corn Borer corn hybrids also provide intermediate protection of corn earworm, fall armyworm and stalk borer. By providing whole plant protection against corn borers, the genetic yield potential of YieldGard Corn Borer corn hybrids is preserved. Stacked trait hybrids such as YieldGard® Corn Borer or YieldGard® Rootworm or YieldGard® Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 offer growers all the benefits of both traits combined in one crop. These hybrids exhibit the same insect protection qualities as well as Roundup Ready Corn 2 tolerance to over-the-top applications of Roundup agricultural herbicides. Managing these stacked traits requires a grower to follow the recommended management practices associated with corn containing each individual trait. Growers of these stacked trait hybrids must follow the same guidelines for establishing a refuge. Growers should refer to Monsanto's Technology Use Guide for information on crop stewardship and regarding the potential movement of pollen to neighboring crops. YieldGard® VT Triple insect-protected corn combines the insect protection spectrum of YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2© and YieldGard Corn Borer technologies and provides affective and consistent control of corn borer and rootworm throughout the larval feeding period. LibertyLink® is the only non-selective alternative to Roundup Ready® in corn and combines high-yielding genetics with the powerful, non- selective, postemergent weed control of new Ignite® herbicide. A wide selection of high-yielding LibertyLink hybrids are available, including all HERCULEX® and Agrisure® CB/LL hybrids, for optimum yield and excellent weed control. HERCULEX® I Insect Protection gives full-plant protection all season long against European corn borer, western bean cutworm and a broad spectrum of other yield-robbing pests. All Herculex I hybrids contain LibertyLink technology, making them resistant to over-the-top applications of Liberty herbicide.  LibertyLink® is a registered trademark of Bayer CropScience. HERCULEX® is a trademark of Dow AgroSciences, L.L.C. HERCULEX® XTRA combines HERCULEX I Insect Protection and HERCULEX® RW Rootworm Protection for powerful protection above- and below-ground. Its whole-plant protection works all season long and shields your corn unlike any other trait. And HERCULEX XTRA is the first to offer a Quad-Stack™ trait. This powerful trait stacks HERCULEX XTRA with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 and LibertyLink® technologies for unequaled insect protection and flexible herbicide tolerance. Agrisure® GT provides tolerance to in-crop applications of glyphosate-based herbicides, with a full range of assurances which do not limit a grower's glyphosate brand selection. Agrisure® CB/LL allows hybrids to reach their maximum yield potential by providing excellent control of European corn borer and other damaging insects. In addition, all hybrids with Agrisure CB/LL are tolerant to LIBERTY® herbicide. The LibertyLink benefit gives growers another option for weed control. Agrisure® CB/LL/RW offers built-in protection against corn rootworm, control of European corn borer plus tolerance to LIBERTY® herbicide. This will provide growers more freedom than ever before when planting traits for corn rootworm control. Agrisure® 3000GT trait provides season-long protection from European and Southwestern Corn Borer stacked with industry leading control of Western, Northern and Mexican rootworm. This trait also provides herbicide flexibility with both Agrisure® GT system and LibertyLink®/Ignite® systems.