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Scientists have developed new gene-edited barley that could better your beer

After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, a farmer may be faced with the unpredictable problem of untimely sprouting of barley. Sprouted barley fetches considerably low market prices and poses an economic burden on farmers and corporations…

Isabel10/12/2021

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Research Finds Key Advances Towards Reducing the Cost of Plant Improvement

valuable trait. Some major examples of crops with these so-called “transgenes” include disease-resistant cotton and beta-carotene-enhanced golden rice. However, when foreign DNA is introduced into a host organism, a natural defensive response in plants is to repress or silence the…

Isabel09/12/2021

Agriculture News Plant Science

Latin American rice breeding gets a boost from genomic tools

How do you like your rice? Sticky, fluffy, brown, or white? These qualities, in addition to grain length, width, appearance, and other traits, are hugely important predictors of rice sales and consumption worldwide. And region matters. Rice preferences in Latin…

Isabel08/12/2021

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Studying plant’s protective hair reveals metabolic innovation

Plants are master chemists, producing a dazzling array of molecules that are valuable to humans, including vitamins, pharmaceuticals and flavorings. The largest and most diverse group of molecules are known as specialized metabolites. Some metabolites attract beneficial insects and others…

Isabel07/12/2021

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Planting New Forests with High Functional Diversity Helps Improve Productivity

As forests age, differences in species functional traits become more important and reliable in predicting forest productivity, according to an international study.

Isabel06/12/2021

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Scientists have developed new gene-edited barley that could better your beer

Research Finds Key Advances Towards Reducing the Cost of Plant Improvement

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