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BASF and Monsanto formalize agreement

January 20, 2009  By BASF & Monsanto


January 20, 2009, Ludwigshafen, Germany and St. Louis, MO – BASF and
Monsanto Company announced a new joint-licensing agreement to
accelerate the development of the next-generation of dicamba-based weed
control chemistry products.

January 20, 2009, Ludwigshafen, Germany and St. Louis, MO – BASF and Monsanto Company announced a new joint-licensing agreement to accelerate the development of the next-generation of dicamba-based weed control chemistry products.

Both parties will participate in the development of innovative formulations for dicamba for use with herbicide-resistant cropping systems. Further details of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Researchers are able to make herbicide-resistant crops using plant biotechnology and advanced plant breeding to enable farmers to control weeds more efficiently and save time, money and fuel. Crops that are resistant to both Roundup® agricultural herbicides and dicamba would represent the next generation of herbicide-resistant crops to deliver significant on-farm benefits to growers. Improved formulations of dicamba are being developed to complement this new combination of herbicide-resistant crops.


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