Origin Agritech announces breakthrough corn gene integration into corn hybrid

Origin Agritech announced a breakthrough development in its commercial corn hybrid offerings. Origin Agritech has integrated a gene from wild corn into one of its elite commercial corn hybrids for the first time in the industry. The integration of the wild corn gene marks the world’s first instance of using genetics from wild corn – a type of grass – to enhance the performance of commercial corn hybrids. The improved version of this hybrid can now be planted at a 10-15% higher density, offering a potential yield increase of more than 10%. This advancement is expected to drive the new hybrid to replace the current version within two years.