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Center of Excellence for Agbiotechnology
North Dakota State University
COE Funds Distributed: $2,000,000
Amount of Match Received-to-Date: $10,750,000
Approved: March 8, 2006
Funded: May 2006
Anticipated Total Match: $11,000,000
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Purpose
The NDSU Center of Excellence for Agbiotechnology concentrates on the long-term research, development and outreach needed to improve technology, increase farm income and support growth of oilseed agriculture in North Dakota. The focus is to encourage commercial issues and the final stages of commercialization of traits in grains and oilseeds for food and non-food uses while making available conventional and deregulated biotechnology lines of soybeans and canola with unique oilseed traits that have potential as biofuels, specialty lubricants and health care products.
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Center of Excellence for Agbiotechnology II
North Dakota State University
Amount Approved: $1.5 million
Anticipated Match: $5.58 million
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Purpose
The NDSU Center of Excellence for Agbiotechnology focuses on the improvement of canola to the meet the growing demand of bio-fuel and the evaluation of products for commercial use. This project will expand the Center by developing drought tolerant and reduced shattering lines of canola that are adapt to acres south and west of the traditional canola growing region.
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