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Dr. Haim Gunner discovers and develops microorganism to protect plants

Dr. Haim Gunner discovers and develops microorganism to protect plants
May 29, 2013

New agreement licenses microorganism to boost corn, soybeans

A recent exclusive license agreement between the University of Massachusetts Amherst and LidoChem, Inc., a New Jersey-based wholesale turf and agricultural nutrient supply firm, means a fungus-fighting bacterium discovered and developed by Haim Gunner, UMass Amherst professor emeritus of environmental sciences, will now be marketed nationally as part of an eco-management approach to plant disease protection.

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