Value Added Seed Technology

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TECHNOLOGY

The center was established to produce value-added crops:

  1. Drought resistant turf grasses for roadways, lawns, golf courses (require 30-40% less water)
  2. Forage grasses with superior yield under arid land conditions
  3. Hybrid vigor in wheat using molecular biology.
CENTER NEWS
 
HIGHLIGHTS
 
  • A new forage grass, crested wheatgrass variety CD-2, has been
    released and licensed to 6 companies.
  • The DNA based genetic markers for apomixis (asexual seed formation) genes are being used to tag apomictic Australian wheat grasses.
  • Proprietary tissue culture media and procedures are being refined and show promise for use in the mass cloning and genetic engineering of agronomic, horticultural, and forestry plants.
SPIN OUT COMPANIES
  • F1 Technologies
BENEFITING COMPANIES

 

CENTER'S WEBSITE
 
CONTACT INFORMATION
 H. Grant Vest
grant@usu.edu