About Plant Genetics & Biotechnology

Plant Genetics and Biotechnology is one of Dow AgroSciences' emerging businesses. Because of our complementary competencies and long history of experience in agriculture, we are well positioned for success in the rapidly evolving marketplace of plant biotechnology. These competencies include:

  • Innovation and resources
  • Crop protection products, traits and germplasm
  • Knowledge of agriculture and broad relationships with customers
  • Long-term vision and ongoing results

Our mission is a simple extension of these competencies:

Dow AgroSciences will utilize plant genetics to improve the quality of life by increasing the quality and quantity of products derived from plants – a renewable resource.

Dow AgroSciences has made a commitment to scientific, advocacy and business strategies that will continue to improve our freedom to operate and enhance our position as one of the leaders in this exciting field.

Discovery is the engine that drives the commercialization of innovative genetic solutions for new and improved agricultural options for a multitude of food and non-food uses. We know that discovery rarely rewards the unprepared.

Capture Value

We capture value from biotechnology by investing in technology access – through R&D, acquisitions, alliances and licensing agreements.

We have obtained – and continue to obtain – cutting-edge technologies to deliver complex proteins in plants that, together, will play a key role in the future production of:

  • Agricultural crops
  • Feed and industrial ingredients
  • Vaccines

Focus on Key Segments

Plant biotechnology is a young science, evolving in many promising directions.

We capitalize on our strengths to focus on the highest value segments of biotechnology:

  • Insect resistance
  • Agronomic traits (stress genes and nutrient utilization)
  • Nutritional genes
  • Plant-based oils (food and industrial)
  • High-value proteins
  • Plant-cell-produced vaccines
  • High-value natural fibers