Rhone-poulenc (rp) and the institute of Molecular Agrobiology (IMA; Singapore) have signed a collaborative agreement to research genetic engineering of disease resistance in rice, as well as its functional genomics. Products resulting from the agreement will be commercialized by both RP and IMA in a Singapore-based joint venture.
The partnership aims to discover genes that resist fungal and bacterial diseases in rice-the main causes of yield loss in its cultivation. Research will focus on isolating resistant genes and studying the interactions between plants and pathogens. …
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