Biotech Ornamentals to Bloom
March 2, 2007| |
The ornamental market will undergo substantial development in the coming decade with the development of transgenic ornamental plants, says the CEO of Ornamental Bioscience, a biotechnology company specializing in product development and marketing of such plants. The company is working on drought, cold and frost tolerance, and disease resistance in petunias, poinsettias, New Guinea impatiens and geraniums. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, the company is a joint venture between Germany-based Selecta Klemm and US-based Mendel Biotechnology.
Visit Ornamental Bioscience at http://www.ornamental-bioscience.com/start.htm
Read the press release from Mendel at http://www.mendelbio.com/news/#p
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