Yield10 Bioscience Outlines Plans for Spring 2017 Field Tests of Novel Yield Trait Gene C3003 in Camelina and Canola
In its Spring 2017 field testing program, Yield10 plans to test both first and second generation versions of its novel yield trait gene C3003 in Camelina, its Fast Field Testing platform oilseed crop for trait discovery and evaluation. In addition, the Company plans to test first generation C3003 for the first time in field tests in canola, an important oilseed crop in North America. Key agronomic and growth parameters of the plants will be monitored throughout the field testing and yield data including seed weight, seed size and oil content will be measured and analyzed as compared to control plants.
"The field tests planned for spring 2017 represent another milestone for Yield10 in the evaluation of our novel yield trait gene C3003, which appears to impact the efficiency of photosynthesis leading to significant improvements in seed yield," said
Background on the Novel Yield Trait Gene C3003
Yield10's "Smart Carbon Grid for Plants" technology platform focuses on identifying gene targets that enhance carbon capture from photosynthesis and regulate the flow of carbon to seed. C3003 represents the lead trait in this platform. C3003 appears to be a very unique gene that impacts photorespiration, a biochemical pathway in C3 plants which is responsible for significant losses in yield. Yield10 is progressing the introduction of the C3003 gene trait and improvements to the C3003 trait, such as the second generation trait, in Camelina, canola, soybean and rice, and expects to report additional results from a number of these activities throughout 2017.
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