John Innes Centre wheat genetics research has benefits
The contribution of John Innes Centre scientists to improving one of the world major crops highlights the impact of publicly-funded fundamental research decades ago on people’s lives today – and shows...
View ArticleAgriLife Research maps wheat curl mite resistance genes
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat genetic program at Amarillo has mapped the resistance genes to the wheat curl mite in TAM 112, according to Shuyu Liu, Ph.D., AgriLife Research small grains...
View ArticleHelping wheat defend itself against damaging viruses
Wheat diseases caused by a host of viruses that might include wheat streak mosaic, triticum mosaic, soil-borne mosaic and barley yellow dwarf could cost producers 5 to 10 percent or more in yield...
View ArticleGlobal science team rescues rare wheat seed from the Fertile Crescent
With Syria torn apart by civil war, a team of scientists in Mexico are rushing to save a vital sample of wheat’s ancient and massive genetic diversity, sealed in seed collections of an international...
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