Was there a hint of sarcasm in there Ed? You've got to remember that this is Australia, we get the varieties you guys probably had several years ago. In Australia, this variety is about as short crm and drought tolerant as we get (which is what I need) I'm in winter crop wheat, Canola and Chickpeas country. The whole Australian corn crop at a guess would be only a few hundred thousand acres (mostly irrigated), so we rely on your non -GM mid west varieties.  

By the way here is another shot of a seed, does cold make the actual root stunted and black? 

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