b'ing technology to create seedless hemp. Bringing this technology to hemp cultivation comes on the heels of the company announcing the successful transforma-tion of the hemp genome.Solvay Completes Acquisition of Bayers Global Seed Coatings BusinessSolvay and Bayer announced the successful closing of Solvays previously announced acquisition of Bayers global coatings business, with facilities in Mrville, France, and tolling operations in the U.S. and Brazil. The business is recognized globally for seed coating and seed enhancement products such as Peridiam, fluency powders, Certop, Pro-Ized Pigment and Talkum, and its research and development capabilities for on-seed formulations. HELM Agro and Alltech Crop Science Announce PartnershipHELM Agro and Alltech Crop Science have announcedphenotyping for plant breeding and research pro-a partnership to bridge the gap between traditionalgrams. The Alteia Platform will support Limagrains and biological crop input solutions. This new relation- worldwide breeding research projects, allowing it to ship applies a systems approach to support sustain- speed up data collection and enable higher quality able practices and provide growers easy access andphenotyping. Limagrain will deploy these streamlined product education on full-spectrum, integrated cropand automated analysis workflows, from season plan-solutions. ning to trait analysis, on top of the Alteia platform.Marrone Bio Innovations Partners with ATPLesaffre Accelerates Development with the Nutrition to Distribute Stargus Biofungicide inAcquisition of ABMCanada The company announced the acquisition of ABM, a Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. has entered into a part- company based in Van Wert, Ohio, specializing in seed nership with ATP Nutrition of Manitoba, Canada to dis- treatment with bionutrition products. ABMs teams will tribute Stargus Biofungicide on Canadian broadacrejoin those of Agrauxine by Lesaffre, Lesaffres busi-crops: primarily canola, dry beans, peas, soybeans andness unit dedicated to crop protection. Agrauxine by sunflower. These products represent more than 30Lesaffre has been developing biosourced solutions million acres in Canada where the biocontrol market isfor plant nutrition and health for more than 15 years. estimated to be growing at 12-15% CAGR. Agrauxine by Lesaffre wishes to accelerate its devel-opment in the United States with this acquisition. With Bioheuris Partners with GDM to Develop CropABM integration, the business unit now counts nearly Management System in Soybeans Using Gene40 employees in the country.EditingBioheuris and GDM announced a collaboration agree- Vercoras Introduced as the First BASF Seed ment to develop high-yielding varieties using geneTreatment for InVigor Hybrid Canolaediting technology. Through this collaboration, bothBASF Canada Agricultural Solutions has received companies will be engaged to precisely modify soy- registration from Health Canadas Pest Management bean genes to obtain elite varieties with a novel cropRegulatory Agency for Vercoras, BASFs first seed management system. treatment for InVigor hybrid canola. Vercoras pro-tects against key seed and soil-borne diseases like Limagrain and Alteia Collaborate forblackleg during the critical early season infection Technology-Driven Approach to Phenotyping period, as well as baseline protection against flea Limagrain Field Seeds and Alteia have announcedbeetles, the company said. Vercoras will be available a three-year partnership to accelerate the globalfor purchase on InVigor canola hybrids for the 2022 deployment of artificial intelligence-based (AI) digitalgrowing season.80/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2021'