Monsanto, UNL Sign Agreement To Develop Dicamba-Tolerant CropsJuly 27th, 2017
FiledJuly 27th, 2017This agreement is based on discoveries by UNL plant scientists. Biochemist Don Weeks and colleagues identified a gene that can make dicamba-sensitive crops such as soybeans tolerant to the widely used herbicide. The university has several patents pending on this discovery.