
Origin Agritech GM Corn Hybrid Selected for National Demo Plot for 2023 Commercial Launch
May 3, 2023 |
Origin Agritech announced that its genetically modified (GM) corn hybrid is the one and only triple-stacked trait corn that was selected for the national demonstration plot in China and is currently being grown there for the commercial launch this year.
The corn hybrid has the approved triple stack trait BFL4-2, which includes two different insect resistance genes, making it resistant to all the major corn pests, and an herbicide resistance gene. BFL4-2 is the only approved triple stack trait in China and is considered by many in the industry to be the ‘crown jewel' of current seed traits in the country. Origin Agritech collaborated on developing BLF4-2 using its proprietary germplasm and transgenic technology and is the only company to have the stacked traits integrated into hybrid corn.
“I believe that having this ‘crown jewel' triple stacked trait integrated into four of our hybrid corn, along with our other traits in the approval process including our drought resistance gene, really puts us in the pole position in the race to commercialize GMO corn in China,” said Origin Agritech's Chairman Gangchen Han.
For more details, read the news release from Origin Agritech.
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