Dow AgroSciences, Wageningen UR Enter into Research Agreement

Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company DOW, and the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR have entered into a research agreement to study how EXZACT™ Precision Technology can improve the starch quality of potato, a food and industrial crop of global importance. Under the agreement, researchers at Wageningen UR in the Netherlands will study the effectiveness of using the EXZACT™ technology in tetraploid potato, a commonly grown crop that represents a major food and fiber source for millions of people worldwide. Dow AgroSciences is providing its technology as well as access to intellectual property, validated, high-quality zinc-finger reagents, and scientific expertise.