b'I N D U S T R Y N E W S Delivering the news you need to know. Submissions welcomeemail us at news@issuesink.com. USDA Awards 2Blades Foundation $650,000 to Study Wild Emmer Wheat for Disease ResistanceThe 2Blades Foundation and collaborators at the University of Minnesota, Kansas State University, and the John Innes Center will study wild emmer wheat to discover genes that can help farmers combat devastating wheat rust diseases which are estimated to cost farmers and consumers nearly $3 billion each year. The USDAs National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a grant through their Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for the study of emmer wheatone of the very first cereals to be cultivated in agricultureto identify genes that could help make wheat resistant to rust diseases. The USDAs National Institute for Food and Agriculture has selected Kansas State University to serve asKeyGene First to Successfully Apply Selective DNA a center for efforts to improve U.S. winter wheatSequencing in Plantsvarieties. The university received $1 million to establishScientists of KeyGene are the first to report successful application the International Wheat Yield Partnerships (IWYP)of adaptive DNA sequencing in plants, applying the Read Until Winter Wheat Breeding Innovation Hub. K-Statetool of Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Using a combination of will lead the effort to evaluate research findings fromthe Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION sequencing device, a several IWYP projects that contribute to significantlypowerful GPU equipped computer and the Read Until software, the improved wheat yields, according to officials. team was able to achieve an eightfold enrichment of 800 regions in a melon genome that were selected to be selectively sequenced.Clemson Researchers Closer to Developing Heat-Tolerant SoybeansSoybean is one of the top cash crops grown in South Carolina and some Clemson University researchers have helped discover an important milestone in developing heat-tolerant soybeans. The researchers are examining traits that lead to heat tolerance in soybean. BUSINESS NEWSCorteva Agriscience Acquires Full Ownership of PhytoGen Seed Company, LLC Joint VentureCorteva, Inc. announced the company signed an agreement with J.G. Boswell Company to purchase its ownership interest in PhytoGen Seed Company, LLCa joint venture between the two companies. PhytoGen Seed Company, LLC was formed to focus Restoration & Reclamation on the U.S. cottonseed industry. With a 53.5% stake prior to the Sustainable Landscapes agreement, Corteva has operated this joint venture in the U.S. Pollinator Habitat market through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mycogen LLC.Conservation Syngenta Announces Plans for New Seeds R&D Biomass Innovation & Customer Experience CenterSyngenta announced plans to build a new R&D Innovation and Customer Experience Center in the heart of the U.S. Corn Belt. The 90-acre site will be located in Malta, Ill., DeKalb County, about one-hour west of Syngentas global and North America Seeds ernstseed.com offices in Downers Grove. The site was selected for its location, sales@ernstseed.com soil type and accessibility and will provide facilities for large-scale 800-873-3321 events and engagement with growers on corn and soybean technology and innovation.78/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2020'