Corteva’s Vylor Plans Seven New Corn Technology Platforms by 2035
02 September 2026, Indianapolis: Vylor, the advanced seed and genetics business planned to be spun off from Corteva on October 1, 2026, has unveiled a multi-year corn innovation pipeline aimed at strengthening its global market position, expanding farmer choice and generating more than $2 billion in incremental revenue by 2035, including licensing revenue.
The pipeline includes seven new corn technology platforms expected to be launched through 2035. Together, these platforms are expected to be deployed across approximately 90% of Vylor’s corn business, supporting the company’s strategy to maintain its position in the global corn seed market.
A key technology in the pipeline is an industry-first trait designed to improve both yield and yield stability. According to field trials conducted across the Americas, corn containing the trait delivered an average yield increase of three bushels per acre, with gains of up to 10 bushels per acre.
“Vylor’s impressive corn portfolio will be the direct result of the billions of dollars we have invested over the past decade to help farmers keep pace with growing, changing markets,” said Sam Eathington, chief technology officer of the future Vylor. “We are building long-term, royalty-advantaged technology platforms that give Vylor more freedom to innovate, grow our licensing business and position the company for sustained leadership.”
New Corn Technologies
Vylor expects to begin commercializing its new corn technologies in Latin America in 2028 with Abranvo™ technology, a platform designed to provide fall armyworm control through two new modes of action. The technology will combine insect protection with yield and yield stability traits and multiple modes of herbicide tolerance.
This will be followed by next-generation insect control technology featuring two additional proprietary modes of action designed to extend protection against fall armyworm.
In 2029, Vylor expects to bring its next-generation above-ground insect control technology to North America, combined with its proprietary yield and yield stability trait. The company said the combination is intended to provide farmers with improved insect protection while supporting yield performance.
Vylor also plans to introduce a gene-edited multi-disease resistant (MDR) corn technology, which the company describes as another industry first. The technology is designed to combat four major corn diseases: Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Grey Leaf Spot, Southern Rust and Anthracnose Stalk Rot.
The company’s roadmap also includes reduced-stature corn, built on its next-generation technology platforms. Vylor plans to deploy the technology in market segments where it can deliver the greatest value to farmers.
In 2031, Vylor expects to redefine below-ground insect control in North America with a new product targeting corn rootworm. The product will feature two new non-Bt modes of action, including a plant-based mode of action that the company describes as an industry first.
Building a Proprietary Technology Portfolio
Vylor said its corn strategy is centered on continued investment in technologies that deliver value to farmers, leveraging elite germplasm to strengthen its brands and expand out-licensing opportunities, and developing proprietary biotechnology and gene-editing platforms.
The company expects these proprietary platforms to support a shift from being primarily a technology licensee to becoming a technology licensor, creating additional routes to market beyond direct seed sales.
Vylor’s corn portfolio is expected to generate more than $2 billion in incremental revenue by 2035, including licensing. The company said the combination of proprietary technologies, elite germplasm and multiple routes to market will allow it to offer what it considers one of the industry’s most comprehensive corn portfolios.
Vylor’s market position in corn is built on more than 100 years of genetics and breeding expertise and a strong germplasm base. The company said the innovation roadmap unveiled ahead of its planned separation from Corteva is designed to support continued leadership in the global corn market while giving farmers access to new technologies aimed at improving productivity, crop protection and profitability.
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