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Genetic engineering of chickpea to understand the mystery behind biochemical regulation in flower and seed coat colour of desi and kabuli genotypes

Flower and seed coat colour are important agronomic traits in chickpea that influence consumer preference. Based on their cultivation globally, this legume crop is categorized as “desi” or “kabuli”. Seeds of desi-type chickpeas are generally dark brown and angular with…

Isabel08/11/2022

Agriculture Blog ECRi Plant Science Post

If not, Winter: How a super-charged “Speed Vernalization” protocol accelerates flowering in winter cereals

As days grow colder and shorter, and many of us find ourselves entrenched in winter, you wouldn’t be mistaken for feeling a noticeable reduction in activity around you. However, in certain crops such as winter wheat and barley, this cold…

Isabel20/10/2022

Agriculture Blog

The push-pull strategy controls stemborers and striga increasing corn yields

Stemborers and Striga weeds cause significant losses to maize production throughout Africa. Maize yield losses due to stemborers can vary from 20-40%. Striga weeds infest 40% of the arable land in sub-Saharan Africa, causing an annual crop loss of US$…

Isabel03/10/2022

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More chocolate on less land with a smaller ecological footprint!

How we love chocolate! The big downside of this love is that more chocolate consumption directly implies more cocoa plantations, which has led to significant loss of forests especially in West Africa. In the coming decades is expected both an…

Isabel19/09/2022

Agriculture Blog

New Online Sustainability Lexicon and photographic Seed Collection, in 16 languages

At the rise of the fourth agricultural revolution, the modern farmer seeks to become “smarter,” benefit from new technologies and produce crops sustainably. The conventional knowledge around climate, agroecosystems, new technologies and sustainable farming of all crops is constantly enriched…

Isabel09/09/2022

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Genetic engineering of chickpea to understand the mystery behind biochemical regulation in flower and seed coat colour of desi and kabuli genotypes

If not, Winter: How a super-charged “Speed Vernalization” protocol accelerates flowering in winter cereals

The push-pull strategy controls stemborers and striga increasing corn yields

More chocolate on less land with a smaller ecological footprint!

New Online Sustainability Lexicon and photographic Seed Collection, in 16 languages

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