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ST. LOUIS, Mo. and REHOVOT, Israel, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Plastomics, Inc., an agricultural biotech company, developing a step change in trait delivery technology, and Evogene Ltd. s, (NASDAQ:EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), Ag-Seed division, focusing on discovery and development of seed traits, announced today a collaboration agreement targeting novel insect control traits for soybean.
As part of the collaboration, Plastomics, utilizing its disruptive new technology, will introduce Evogene s insect control genes demonstrating new modes of action (MoAs) into soybeans. These genes, which were discovered using Evogene s GeneRator AI engine, have demonstrated insecticidal activity in different assays to controlling insect colonies that are resistant and susceptible to current commercial insect solutions. a significant challenge to soybean growers.
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