University of Delaware Signs Commercialization Agreement on Corn Disease Trait
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 17:35
in Mathematics & Economics
The University of Delaware announced today that it has reached a commercial agreement with DuPont regarding their multi-year, corn disease resistance research collaboration. DuPont seed business, Pioneer Hi-Bred, now is marketing Pioneer(r) brand hybrid 34F26, the first corn hybrid in North America to carry the trait, which provides enhanced resistance to anthracnose stalk rot. Additional hybrids carrying the trait are being evaluated for 2010.