The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Monsanto Co. sign an exclusive licensing agreement to develop crops tolerant to the broadleaf herbicide dicamba.The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL UNL Unlisted UNL University of Nebraska-Lincoln UNL Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) UNL Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina) UNL University of North London UNL Upper Normal Limit ) and Monsanto Co. sign an exclusive licensing agreement to develop crops tolerant to the broadleaf broad·leaf adj. Broad-leaved. Adj. 1. broadleaf - having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves broad-leafed, broad-leaved herbicide herbicide (hr`bəsīd'), chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as selective or nonselective. dicamba. Biochemist Don Weeks and colleagues identified a gene that can make dicamba-sensitive crops, such as soybeans, tolerant to the widely used herbicide. The university has several patents pending on this discovery. The university granted exclusive license to Monsanto to integrate this trait into high-yielding commercial crop lines. University scientists will provide technical support to move this technology from the lab to field as soon as possible, says Prem Paul, UNL vice chancellor vice chancellor n. Abbr. VC 1. A deputy or an assistant chancellor in a university. 2. A deputy to or a substitute for a head of state or an official bearing the title chancellor. 3. for research. |
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