May 29, 2013
New agreement licenses microorganism to boost corn, soybeans
A recent exclusive license agreement between the University of Massachusetts Amherst and LidoChem, Inc., a New Jersey-based wholesale turf and agricultural nutrient supply firm, means a fungus-fighting bacterium discovered and developed by Haim Gunner, UMass Amherst professor emeritus of environmental sciences, will now be marketed nationally as part of an eco-management approach to plant disease protection.
