Biotech Updates

BASF and Monsanto Ink Corn Development Pact

December 11, 2009

BASF Plant Science and Monsanto announced that they will work together to develop and commercialize new corn hybrids with better nutrition for animal feed. The new hybrids will contain BASF's NutriDense traits that are designed to enhance animal feed performance. NutriDense corn has higher levels of essential amino acids and energy, greater phosphorous availability and is more digestible. The NutriDense traits will be combined with Monsanto's Roundup Ready, VT Triple PRO and SmartStax corn traits for herbicide tolerance and insect resistance.

Read the press release at http://monsanto.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43