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XERICO DROUGHT TOLERANCE TECHNOLOGY

Objective

This STTR Phase I project aims to validate the XERICO technology in an economically important crop under field conditions using transgenic lines with clean genetic backgrounds.The overall goal of this Phase I project is to reduce the technical risk of XERICO technology by demonstating that the technology effectively protects crops from drought damages and offers competitive advantages over the current and anticipated solutions in the marketplace.

Investigators
Han, K.
Institution
KOPESS AGTECH LLC
Start date
2023
End date
2025
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
MICW-2023-01146
Accession number
1030031
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1030031.html