ARCO SELLS TWO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS

  Atlantic Richfield Co said it sold
  its Plan Cell Research Institute unit and its Arco Seed Co
  operations in two transactions for undisclosed prices.
      The company said it sold Dublin, Calif.-based Plant Cell
  Research to Montedision SpA of Milan, Italy, and ARCO Seed Co
  to U.F. Genetics of Hollister, Calif.
      Atlantic Richfield said the divestitures are in line with
  its policy of focusing resources on oil, gas, chemical and coal
  operations.
  

