Evogene to Collaborate With Chinese Biotechnology Company DBN on Improving Key Rice Traits

In Israel, Evogene Ltd. and Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. announced a collaboration, focused on improving productivity by increasing fertilizer uptake and drought tolerance in rice. Pursuant to the collaboration agreement, candidate genes discovered and prioritized by Evogene for these key traits will be introduced into DBN’s pipeline for the development of improved rice. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Evogene focuses on plant genomics underlying crop productivity for the food, feed and biofuel industries. DBN is a biotechnology company in China, working on gene discovery and evaluation, crop genetic transformation and commercial event selection to product development.

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