Exhibit 10.1
Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks
denote such omissions.
DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Development and License Agreement ("Agreement") dated as of 09-14-02 (the "Effective Date") is entered
into by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc, a Delaware corporation with principal offices at 303 George
Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 ("STI") and Cal/West Seeds, a California corporation with
principal offices at 41970 E. Main Street, Woodland, CA 95776 ("Cal/West").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, STI owns and controls technology, know-how and United States and foreign patent applications
concerning methods for controlling plant senescence involving altering the expression of plant genes and their
cognate expressed proteins that are induced during or coincident with the onset of senescence;
WHEREAS, Cal/West is a company in the business of forage seeds, oilseeds, and dichondra with expertise in
research and development, production, conditioning and shipping, and marketing that is global in scope;
WHEREAS, STI desires to provide Cal/West with access to STI Technology to enable STI and Cal/West to
develop Licensed Products in the Field, and STI desires to grant to Cal/West a license under the STI Patents to
commercialize Licensed Products in the Field; and
WHEREAS, Cal/West desires to have access to STI Technology in the Field and to acquire a license under the
STI Patents to commercialize Licensed Products in the Field;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the faithful performance of the mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
1.1 "Field" means the plant species and types as set forth in Appendix A.
1.2 "Licensed Product" means any product developed pursuant to this Agreement within the Field, including the
particula