UPDATE 3-Monsanto says would divest all of Syngenta's seed business
May 20, 2015 at 14:06 PM EDT
May 20 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co, the world's largest seed company, said on Wednesday it plans to divest Syngenta Ag's seeds and genetic traits businesses as well as some overlapping chemistry assets to win regulatory approval for a takeover of its Swiss rival.