Dow, Syngenta in Collaboration with Chinese Rice Research Institutes
February 20, 2009| |
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC announced that it has signed a research partnership with the China Rice Research Institute (CRRI) to study new technologies in rice production. The partnership will bring together Dow's platform of traits and technologies and CRRI's leading rice germplasm. In a press release, Dow vice president Daniel R. Kittle said that the collaboration will lead to improvements in one of the world's most important food crops and help address the needs of our growing global population.
On a separate note, Syngenta is collaborating with the Anhui Rice Research Institute (ARRI) of China's Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The partnership will focus on drought tolerance and nitrogen utilization optimization in key crops such as corn and soybean using rice as a model crop. Syngenta said that the agreement is part of the company's effort to work closely with Chinese academics.
The media releases are available at http://www.dowagro.com/newsroom/corporatenews/2009/20090217a.htm and http://www.syngenta.com/en/media/mediareleases/en_090210.html
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