Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:
| As of August 31, |
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| 2012 | 2011 | |||||||
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Accounts payable |
$ | 1,865 | $ | 3,790 | ||||
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Accrued payroll and related expenses |
2,530 | 1,505 | ||||||
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Research and development contracts |
686 | 1,099 | ||||||
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Accrued grower commitments |
76 | 90 | ||||||
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Other |
319 | 488 | ||||||
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| $ | 5,476 | $ | 6,972 | |||||
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