Companies
USDA-ARS
Leads public research in identifying and isolating the genetic pathways of sorgoleone in sorghum to understand its potent weed-suppressive capabilities.
- Country
- United States
Research
Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crop-biotech | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) | ars.usda.gov |
| Research focus | identifying genetic pathways for sorgoleone biosynthesis, secretion, and transport to develop weed-suppressive bioherbicides and plant-incorporated protectants | ars.usda.gov |
| Facility | Natural Products Utilization Research Unit (NPURU) located at the National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS | olemiss.edu · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · ars.usda.gov · zintellect.com |
| Publications | peer-reviewed journal articles and research summaries on sorgoleone synthesis, function, and genetics | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · ars.usda.gov |
| Principal staff | Scott Baerson, Zhiqiang Pan, Agnes Rimando, Stephen O. Duke, Franck E. Dayan, Daniel Cook | ars.usda.gov |
| Headcount | more than 100 staff members, including USDA employees, at the center (as of 2015) medium confidence | olemiss.edu |
Independent sources: ars.usda.gov · olemiss.edu · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · zintellect.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allelopathic crops | crop-biotech | Medium | → |
| Alternative honey & biosynthetic honey | food-alt-protein | Low | → |
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