Fodder seed firm Foragen Seeds ties up with Israeli genomics company
February 19, 2021
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NRGene, an Israeli genomics artificial intelligence company that provides solutions to leading breeding companies, has tied up with Foragen Seeds, a Hyderabad-based seed genetics start-up, to transfer technology to produce better varieties of maize, rice and chili-pepper.
“Under the agreement, we get licence to their germplasm. NRGene has selected as its Indian partner to advance the field breeding programme of seed development and product commercialisation,” Prabhakar Babu Gunturu, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Foragen Seeds, said.
AI in genomics
NRGene has deployed genomics artificial intelligence to map complex traits, segregating in the actual breeding population, and developing DNA markers for those traits.