Bayer/Monsanto in seed treatment deal

摘要

Bayer CropScience and Monsanto have entered into an exclusive agreement on a new fungicidal seed treatment for maize.The deal concerns Bayer's Vortex (ipconazole),which is expected to be commercialised in conjunction with the planned launch of Monsanto's multiple insect-resistant SmartStax maize in 2010 in the US.The deal is in line with Monsanto's plans to establish a global seed treatment business to complement its seed and trait operation (Agrow No 538,p 1).