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BASF opens crop lab in Germany

by Melody M. Bomgardner
May 2, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 18

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BASF will combine biological and chemical protection for seed coatings.
Image of treated seeds.
Credit: BASF
BASF will combine biological and chemical protection for seed coatings.

BASF has opened an R&D center at its crop protection headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany, that will be a hub for work in biological and chemical protection for seed treatments. Combining the areas of expertise will provide farmers with strong crops starting from germination, the firm says. In 2012, BASF moved its plant health research headquarters to Research Triangle Park, N.C., because of lack of support for genetically modified crops in Europe.

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