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• BASF to expand its plant biotechnology research into fungal resistance in corn

  BASF Plant Science is continuing to strengthen its focus on plant biotechnology solutions to achieve higher yield in plants. BASF will expand its fungal resistance research platform by adding corn as a target crop. At the same time, research activities in Nutritionally Enhanced Corn will be stopped more

• Evolva reaches milestone in BASF collaboration

  Evolva Holding SA announced that it has achieved a key milestone in its collaboration with BASF. The collaboration involves joint research on the design of novel and optimised biosynthetic routes for a natural product with crop protection potential. Evolva has produced a yeast strain that achieves a more

• BASF completes acquisition of Becker Underwood

  BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of US$1.02 billion (€785 million). With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for biological seed treatment as we more

Publications Crop Protection

• Advances in microalgae engineering and synthetic biology applications for biofuel production

  Publication date: Available online 16 May 2013 Source:Current Opinion in Chemical Biology Author(s): Javier A Gimpel , Elizabeth A Specht , D Ryan Georgianna , Stephen P Mayfield Among the technologies being examined to produce renewable fuels, microalgae are viewed by many in the scientif more

• Integrated control of blister blight disease in tea using the biocontrol agent Ochrobactrum anthropi strain BMO‐111 with chemical fungicides

  Abstract Aims The present study was aimed to evaluate the integration of Ochrobactrum anthropi BMO‐111 and chemical fungicides (copper oxychloride and hexaconazole) against blister blight disease of tea. Methods and Results Application of the liquid culture of O. anthropi BMO‐111 (36‐h‐ more

• Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Oil-Seed Crop Jatropha curcas Produces Oil and Exhibit Antifungal Activity

  by Susheel Kumar, Nutan Kaushik Jatropha curcas L., a perennial plant grown in tropics and subtropics is popularly known for its potential as biofuel. The plant is reported to survive under varying environmental conditions having tolerance to stress and an ability to manage pest and disea more

Market studies Crop Protection

• CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc. (0775) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc. (0775) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Summary CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc. (CK Life) is a Hong Kong based pharmaceutical company. The company along with subsidiaries is engaged in in-house research, drug discovery, clinical more

• Aceto Corporation (ACET) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Aceto Corporation (Aceto) is a pharmaceutical company engaged in sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products. The company conducts its business activities throu more

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