Field trial maize approved

VIB has received approval from the federal government for a small, three-year field trial with genetically modified maize plants, which have been shown to grow larger and to exhibit a more open plant architecture in the greenhouse.

VIB and BASF Plant Science announced today a cooperation agreement in plant biotechnology

Together they will develop a novel technology to identify genes and gene networks that control crop yield. The project, designated TopYield, will explore and unravel the large natural variability of plant growth under different conditions, including drought stress.