Nippon Paper Industries, University of Tsukuba Jointly Start Salt Tolerant Eucalyptus Outdoor Cultivation Experiment.Tokyo, Japan, Nov 2, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Nippon Paper Industries (NPI NPI National Provider Identifier, see there ) has started an outdoor cultivation experiment with salt tolerant eucalyptus trees in collaboration with the University of Tsukuba The current university was established in October, 1973. A forerunner of this university was Tokyo University of Education (東京教育大学 . The partners are now growing salt-tolerant eucalyptus trees at the university's Gene Research Center. The relevant plant was genetically engineered with choline choline: see vitamin. choline Organic compound related to vitamins in its activity. It is important in metabolism as a component of the lipids that make up cell membranes and of acetylcholine. oxidase (COD), a kind of arthrobacter globiformis, using NPI's proprietary genetic technology MAT Vector System. The tree's salt tolerance has been confirmed in the previous greenhouse cultivation, in which the trees were supplied with saltwater of 30% salinity, the same salinity as seawater. The current experiment, the first one in Japan to grow a genetically-engineered plant outside, will last until the end of 2009. The partners plan to evaluate growing conditions, salt tolerance levels, impacts on the surroundings of the trees. The salt tolerant eucalyptus, which can be raised in dried and salt damaged soil, is expected to be effective in a fight against global warming as it can absorb carbon dioxide emissions. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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