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Biofortification

Approaches to biofortification Biofortification is the improvement of the nutritional value of our crops through both traditional breeding and genetic engineering. Alongside DivSeek and Stress Resilience, biofortification is one of the Global Plant Council’s three main initiatives and will be…
Isabel
21/10/2015
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Women in Plant Science, Part II

Tuesday 13th October was Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in honor of Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer. To highlight the achievements of women in STEM we’ve spoken to female…
Isabel
15/10/2015
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Providing For Our Brave New World

The Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) published a special issue in June entitled ‘Breeding plants to cope with future climate change’ By Jonathan Ingram The Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) recently published a special issue entitled ‘Breeding plants to cope…
Isabel
17/09/2015