Monsanto and Dow to Develop Eight-Gene Stacked Combination in Maize
September 21, 2007| |
Monsanto and DowAgrosciences have reached a cross-licensing agreement aimed at launching SmartStax™, the first-ever eight-gene stacked combination in corn. SmartStax will include the companies’ above- and below-ground insect protection systems including Dow’s Herculex® I and Herculex RW technologies; Monsanto's YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2™ and YieldGard VT PRO(TM); and their weed control systems, Roundup Ready® and Liberty Link®. Every trait included in SmartStax is either available commercially or in advanced stages of regulatory review. The agreement is expected to create a new competitive standard for stacked-trait offerings as well as expand both the companies’ seed brands and trait businesses.
"By bringing together the two companies that have developed and commercialized the trait technologies widely used in agriculture today, we can provide farmers an 'all-in-one' answer to demands for comprehensive yield protection from weed and insect threats," said Carl Casale, Monsanto's executive vice president of strategy and operations. The companies have collaborated on initial proof of concept testing on SmartStax aimed at feasibility of trait integration and viability of enhanced performance. SmartStax is expected to be commercially available by the end of 2010.
Read the press release at http://monsanto.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=527
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