"DuPont's marker-assisted selection technology is able to scale up and bring down research tenure to six years from the current traditional selection system which takes 11 years," said ACGT chief executive officer Derrik Khoo.
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Kuala Lumpur: Genting Plantation Bhd, via unit, ACGT Sdn Bhd, is collaborating with DuPont, a global innovation and science company, to increase oil palm yield and unlock the natural potentials of the crop. Delete the scoop?
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DuPont, which was represented by its Asean group managing director, Ho Hsing, said the group has more than 9,500 scientists and engineers, with five innovation centres in Asia. "We're pleased to improve agricultural productivity here." Delete the scoop?
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Genting Plantation Bhd, via unit ACGT Sdn Bhd, is collaborating with DuPont, a global innovation and science company, to increase oil palm yield and unlock the natural potential of the crop. Delete the scoop?
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The collaboration will see ACGT use technology that DuPont has applied to increase the production of corn and soy beans, and customise it to suit its own approach on oil palm plant selection and production technologies. Delete the scoop?
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The collaboration document was signed by Genting Plantation chief executive officer Yong Chee Kong while DuPont was represented by its Asean group managing director, Hsing Ho. Delete the scoop?
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DuPont is a global and innovation company and that Genting Plantations will leverage on DuPont suite of scientific crop yield innovations to identify high performance oil palm breeds. Delete the scoop?
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Genting Plantation Bhd, (GENP MK, Hold, TP: RM7.74) via unit ACGT Sdn Bhd, is collaborating with DuPont, a global innovation and science company, to increase oil palm yield and unlock the natural potential of the crop. Delete the scoop?
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DuPont has agreed to assist ACGT in developing the necessary skills, tools and techniques aimed to heighten oil palm yields. The collaboration between ACGT and DuPont is aimed at bringing down research cost. Through DuPont’s marker-assisted selection technology, the current traditional selection system which takes 11 years can be shortened to a research tenure of six year,” said ACGT chief executive officer Derrik Khoo. Delete the scoop?
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DuPont, which was represented by its Asean group managing director, Ho Hsing, said the group has more than 9,500 scientists and engineers, with five innovation centres in Asia. "We're pleased to improve agricultural productivity here."
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KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Plantations Bhd is leveraging on DuPont’s scientific capabilities to increase the yield of oil palm trees under a 30-month collaboration agreement. Delete the scoop?
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The collaboration document was signed by Genting Plantation chief executive officer Yong Chee Kong while DuPont was represented by its Asean group managing director, Hsing Ho.
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DuPont would transfer its technology to ACGT within the next 30 months and provide guidance, expertise, system as well as processes applied in corn and soyabean for applications in oil palm.
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