SEED [Origin Agritech] 6-K: Origin Agritech Provides Update on Corn Seed R&D
[Origin Agritech Provides Update on Corn Seed R&D Programs Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) (“Origin” or the “Company”) BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2012-- GM Corn Seed Pipeline Genetically modified seed products in China must initially undergo a five-stage approval process consisting of Phase 1 - Laboratory Research, Phase 2 - Intermediate Test, Phase 3 - Environment Release Test, Phase 4 -] [Origin’s GM Corn Seed Pipeline Traits Phytase1 Glyphosate Tolerance2 Bt3 Glyphosate + Bt4 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Drought Tolerance PHASE1 PHASE2 PHASE3 PHASE4 PHASE5 Corn Hybrid + GMO Commercialization Laboratory Research Intermediate Test Environment Release Test Production Test Safety Certificate Variety Production Test Variety Approval Progress from 2011 to 2012 Notes: The variety production test of two corn hybrids with phytase]