Special Report
Enzyme source for the ethanol industry
Enogen technology is a revolutionary solution from Syngenta, bio-engineered specifically to enhance the productivity and efficiency of dry grind ethanol production.
Raj Iragavarapu oversees stewardship & quality for Syngenta’s Enogen technology. He tells Brownfield that as the industry’s first biotech energy trait for the ethanol industry, the grain is identity-preserved, and his team makes sure certain standards are met. Among other practices, growers must have border rows and a dedicated bin for Enogen grain.
Growers receive on average a 40 cent per bushel premium for Enogen grain delivered to the ethanol plant. These hybrids are grown just as regular corn hybrids are grown, so the corn can be grown anywhere corn is grown.
Iragavarapu tells Brownfield there is plenty of seed available for the 2013 growing season.
Stay tuned, future traits – second generation output traits – from Syngenta will be available in the future.
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