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German giant signs wheat breeding deal with UNL

by Brandon Vogel

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and German pharmaceutical company Bayer announced a partnership on Dec. 15 that will bring the company's first wheat breeding research facility to Lincoln. The deal grants Bayer access to UNL's germplasm — the genetic material used in wheat breeding. The company will support wheat research and educational programs at its new Lincoln facility and establish a $2 million endowed professorship. UNL researcher P. Stephen Baenziger will fill the professorship.

posted at 10:28 am
on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

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