杜邦宣布建设两个最先进的中心，致力于开发和测试种子处理配方、应用和种子处理技术，这是向种植者提供新解决方案的重要一步。
These facilities — the first two centers of the new DuPont Integrated Seed Science Network — will be located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Johnston, Iowa, and will play an integral role in the expansion of the DuPont seed treatment portfolio.
“Seed treatments play a vital role in the success of a crop — from protecting seeds from pests and disease to complementing germplasm and traits to promoting plant vigor and stand establishment,” said Mick Messman, director of the DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise. “DuPont Pioneer and DuPont Crop Protection have come together under the DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise to develop a superior pipeline of integrated products to meet the demands of our customers around the world. These new facilities will support us in that mission.”
作为这项新业务的一部分，杜邦公司今年在杜邦 Lumigen 品牌下推出了几款新的种子处理产品，包括在巴西大豆市场推出的 Dermacor 种子处理产品和在加拿大推出的用于油菜籽的杜邦 Lumiderm 杀虫剂种子处理产品。杜邦正在为 2015 年美国春季播种推出杜邦 Lumivia 杀虫剂种子处理剂。它将作为 PPST 250 和用于精选先锋品牌玉米产品的杜邦 Lumivia 用于先锋高级种子处理 (PPST) 系列。
新的种子科学中心将建立在强大的种子处理产品和组合的基础上，使杜邦能够在独特的环境条件下测试新配方，以创造满足特定种植者需求的定制处理方法，同时还评估产品的除尘效果。美国以外的设施将根据需要增加，以支持全球市场机会。
“The testing at our seed science centers will help us understand all of the dynamics of seed treatment application,” said Messman. “Gathering this information is beneficial not only to us, but to our collaborators and customers as we will be able to better identify and develop improved seed treatment application combinations and techniques.”
威尔明顿基地的建设计划于 2014 年 9 月完工，约翰斯顿基地于 2015 年夏季完工。
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