Record #:

36276

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

The silent killer for decades in the farming industry is nematodes. Possibly ridding plants of this microscopic roundworm by 2020 is the root knot nematode experiment. This research project, backed by the Gates Foundation, is being undertaken by AgBiome, a biochemical company in Durham.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 2, February 2016, p69-70

Subject(s):

Biochemistry; Biology; Farmers and farming; Research and development partnership; Durham; Cotton; North Carolina State University; Research Triangle Park; Agriculture; Nematodes