Globes: Evogene and DuPont team to improve corn yields

Israeli crop productivity big data biotech company Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN; TASE:EVGN) has signed a major multiyear collaboration deal with US agritech giant DuPont unit DuPont Pioneer. The agreement encompasses R&D for microbiome-based seed treatments in corn. The goal of the collaboration is to provide farmers with innovative bio-stimulant seed treatment products that protect and maximize corn yield by leveraging each other’s relevant market-leading technologies.