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SmartStax is a newly announced eight-gene-stacked combination in corn. Scheduled for release in 2010, the technology combines Dow AgroSciences' and Monsanto's insect protection and weed control trait technologies.
They will cross-license germplasm including Dow AgroSciences' Herculex® I and Herculex RW technologies; Monsanto's YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2™ and YieldGard VT Pro™ technologies; and Roundup Ready® and LibertyLink® weed control systems.
Monsanto and Dow Agrosciences have requested reduced refuge requirements from the EPA for SmartStax.
