DuPont funds research on corn stover

A DuPont biofuels executive said that as part of boosting its biofuels business, it is jointly funding a four-year research program with the U.S. Department of Energy to convert corn stover into ethanol. In addition, the company said in a statement that it expects more than US$300 million in revenues knowledge_base year from seed and crop protection products serving biofuels markets. (October 3, 2006)