HB4 Drought Tolerant Wheat Being Developed

More than a year after federal regulators approved the cultivation of a drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat in the United States, the Argentinian company developing a technology has officially named its US partner, Bioceres Crop Solution Corporation announced a strategic collaboration with the Colorado wheat research foundation to jointly develop and eventually commercialize its HB4 wheat technology in the United States. Bioceres will grant the foundation exclusive sub-licensable rights to the HB4 trait in the United States as its trait manager. The Colorado wheat research foundation will facilitate access for third-party breeding programs and commercial channels, while leading engagement with us. Stakeholders Colorado wheat research foundation Executive Director, Brad Erker.

“HB4 is a trait that has been put into wheat in South America by Bioceres. So it's been grown now in Argentina for a few years. So it's a GMO trait. Because what's been done is a scientist took a gene from a sunflower plant, which is known to be a pretty drought-tolerant plant. They took a gene from a sunflower plant and put it into wheat. Within wheat, it's a gene that affects several 100 other genes to make the plants more stress tolerant.”

They will also work to develop, register, and commercialize new broad-spectrum herbicide for HB4 wheat you.