Cibus, Inc. confirmed its ongoing collaboration with the John Innes Centre (JIC) to develop a Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) trait. This partnership aims to translate JIC's breakthrough discovery of a genetic mutation that enhances plant-microbe interactions into a commercial trait for crops like canola/oilseed rape.
The JIC discovery, published in Nature, has the potential to improve nutrient uptake in plants, thereby reducing the need for artificial nitrate and phosphate fertilizers without compromising yields. This addresses critical sustainability challenges in agriculture.
Dr. Steve Sanders, Cibus's Vice President of External Collaborations, expressed excitement about the collaboration, noting that with only about one-third of applied fertilizer typically absorbed by a plant, an effective NUE trait could lead to more productive and profitable crops with reduced environmental impacts.
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