date:Aug 01, 2013
according to Paul Schickler, president of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont's agricultural seed unit.
Both Pioneer and Pannar specialize in corn seed, or maize, and will focus on improving those product lines. But the companies will also explore opportunities for combining strengths in crops that include sorghum, soybeans, and wheat.
This partnership, will result in more products, better products faster than the two companies could do individually, Schickler said in an interview.
DuPont now holds an 80