Bismark, North Dakota
May 21, 2007
Source:
U.S. National Sunflower
Association newsletter
The
BASF Company announced recently that its collaboration with
Nidera Co. has resulted in
the discovery of a new and superior non-GMO CLEARFIELD gene.
The announcement reports that the
E gene or E factor will no longer be needed when breeding
Clearfield sunflower. The release goes on to say that "this will
make the breeding effort more efficient and effective."
The announcement indicates that
the new gene will be available in early 2008 to seed companies
with a Clearfield agreement.
Clearfield sunflower was
introduced in 2000 with a resistant gene coming from wild
sunflower.
Other news
from
BASF,
from
Nidera |
