b'SINCE 1915 The first issue of Seed World was published in 1915. Here the editors will take you back in time to explore the numbers, news and issues that impacted the seed industryall covered by Seed World.1915191719201925193019351938194019451950195519601965196619701975198019851988199019951999200020012005201020152020Discovery that relative dayBacillusFood and AgricultureHigh-lysine cornVarroa mites foundDNA-based method refined to quickly and night length controlthuringiensis Organization formed by thedeveloped; bred toin Wisconsin. detect the soybean rust pathogen,first flowering, known assold as insecticide. United Nations. enhance protein level. Phakopsora pachyrhizi, a threat to billions photoperiodism. of acres of soybeans.A MOMENT IN TIMEOur May 1999 issue featured a clever play-on-words headline: Consumers Buy the Picture. The story showed that by choosing from the many available printing and packing options, you can create packaging that shows consumers why they should select your seed products. Author Tom Booth of New Yorks Hammer Lithogaph wrote, In todays world of information overload, how does a consumer decide which product to buy? If youre in the seed business and you sell to the end consumer through retail distribution, you should ask yourself this question regularly. The insights you will gain will determine your success in gaining and retaining customers. FACTS AND FIGURES FROMTHIS 1999 ISSUE:70%of consumer buying decisions are made at the point of purchase, according to Tom Booth, who designed seed packaging.65%is the market share of the golf course segment when it comes to the American turfgrass market.20million is population of Australia in 1999.90%is amount of imported cool season proprietary turfgrass varieties in Australia that originate in the United States.22%is the amount of Brazils soybean crop produced by the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.94/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2021'