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INCOTEC Group BV and Plant Health Care, a leadingprovider of naturally derived products to the agriculture andhorticulture industries, have signed a non-exclusive, multiyearagreement to develop and market PHC’s Myconate incombination with INCOTEC’s proprietary seed treatmentpackages. PHC will contribute its Myconate technology andintroduce its current customers to Incotec seed treatments.The two companies will work together to develop new andnovel uses for Myconate around the world.Winfield Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Land O’ Lakes,and Chromatin Inc., a provider of innovative crop breedingtechnology, sorghum seed products and energy cropfeedstocks, have joined forces to market and develop foragesorghum hybrids. Under the agreement, Winfield will partnerwith Chromatin and its subsidiary, Sorghum Partners LLC, toprovide and develop market leading hybrid forage sorghumseed products that will be marketed and distributed throughthe Winfield network of customers in North America.Industry NewsThe world’s largest database on plants’ functional properties,or traits, has been published. Scientists compiled threemillion traits for 69,000 of the world’s roughly 300,000 plantspecies. The achievement rests on a worldwide collaborationof scientists from 106 research institutions. The initiative,known as TRY, is hosted at the Max Planck Institute forBiogeochemistry in Jena, Germany. The first release ofthe TRY database has been published in the journal GlobalChange Biology. “This huge advance in data availability willlead to more reliable predictions of how vegetation boundariesand ecosystem properties will shift under future climate andland-use change scenarios,” says Ian Wright of MacquarieUniversity in Australia.Agricultural producers will benefit from a project at SouthDakota State University that uses an innovative plantbreedingtechnique to shave perhaps two years off thetime needed to produce winter wheat varieties for farmers.Breeders are pollinating wheat plants with corn to producedoubled-haploid wheat plants. The resulting doubledhaploidsare homozygous lines with identical chromosomesets carrying genes originating only from the wheat parent.Consequently, instead of needing approximately sixgenerations of conventional self-pollination, such homozygouslines are produced in only one.Industry News is geared to seed professionals anddelivers the people, industry, business andproduct news you need to know. Submissions arewelcome. Email us at news@issuesink.com.We keep you growingThe new Conviron Growth House - Big room, Big resultsConviron continues to lead the industry with innovative solutions incontrolled environments. Our new Conviron Growth House providesthe large capacity of a greenhouse with the precision of a growthchamber. Designed as a walk-in room, features include:• Space efficiency - rolling benches and large-area design• Lighting - HID lighting and support system• Environmental Control - configurable options and customization• Security - no outside visual exposure as with a greenhouseThese represent only a sampling of the features and capabilities available with theConviron Growth House . Options exist for lighting, construction method, refrigeration, additiveCO 2and numerous other design elements. Involve us in the early planning stages and let us tailor asolution specific to your unique requirements.To learn more about our company or to inquire how Conviron can help you to achieve your vision,visit us online at www.conviron.com or contact us directly.®tel +1.204.786.6451 | toll free 800.363.6451 North America | email info@conviron.com | www.conviron.com38 Seed World