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Israel and Brazil expand biofuel collaboration

Posted on December 18, 2011

Israel’s Evogene and Brazil’s SLC Agricola are focused on developing advanced castor seed displaying high oil yield under rain-fed conditions and suitable for sustainable and commercial production in Brazil. Bio-diesel produced from the Evogene’s castor varieties will cost around $50 … Continue reading →

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Disease-resistant soybeans

Posted on November 27, 2011

Israel’s Evogene Ltd. has signed a multiyear cooperation agreement with DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. to use Evogene’s technology to develop soybean varieties that are resistant to the disease soybean rust. The market totals $1.5 billion a year, mostly … Continue reading →

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Better wheat crops

Posted on October 2, 2011

Thanks to Israel biotech Evogene’s tools for researching the wheat genome, Bayer Cropscience can improve wheat yield, drought tolerance and fertilizer-use-efficiency of new varieties of wheat. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000686478&fid=1725

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