Syngenta Enters Into Research Collaboration With Anhui Academy, China
10 2월 2009 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta today
announced that it has agreed an eight-year research collaboration
with Anhui Rice Research Institute (ARRI) of Anhui Academy of
Agricultural Sciences in China. The collaboration program is
centered around conducting laboratory and field tests of novel gene
functions and will focus on drought tolerance and nitrogen
utilization optimization in key crops such as corn and soybean.
ARRI will work closely with Syngenta's new biotech research and
technology center in Beijing which was opened in October last year.
"This collaboration will accelerate our research and increase our
efficiency and competitiveness," says Xun Wang, Head of Syngenta
Biotechnology China. "ARRI has strong expertise and experience in
genetics, breeding and field experiments." The base crop for the
program will be rice, which is highly suited for gene research. It
is a well characterized crop regarding genetic, molecular and
agronomic information and its genome is closely related to those of
major crops such as corn. The relatively short growing cycle of
rice will also allow more testing to be completed in a shorter time
frame. "We are very excited and honored to be entering into
collaboration with Syngenta, a world class agribusiness with global
expertise. I strongly believe scientists from both sides will work
closely together to develop cutting-edge technologies and provide
novel solutions to agriculture," says Jianbo Yang, President of
Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The research agreement is
part of Syngenta's efforts to work closely with Chinese academics.
In 2007, Syngenta entered into a five-year research collaboration
with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) in
Beijing on the development of novel agronomic traits for key crops
such as corn, soybean, wheat, sugar beet and sugar cane. Founded in
1987, ARRI is a leading institute in rice research and technology
innovation in Anhui Province in China. Since its establishment,
ARRI has undertaken many key projects such as with the United
Nations Development Programme and the Chinese National Natural
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