plant genetics
Tepary bean genome may lead to sustainable alternatives for legume crops affected by changing climate
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"This discovery has implications for food security and breeding new crop lines that can better deal with a changing climate," researcher says
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Researchers say plants' internal clock should be exploited in agriculture—a process they describe as "chronoculture"—to contribute to global food security
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Scientists from China assembled a high-quality genome of Chinese hazelnut and were able to identify several genes of economic importance
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Research will allow plant breeders to create new varieties that have better disease resistance and could increase productivity
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Reference genome provides an invaluable resource for crop improvement across wheat, barley, triticale, and rye
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Researchers are working to improve chickpea varieties and develop new ways to control disease in legumes
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Project takes a major step closer to bringing improved varieties to farmers
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It's no overstatement to say that without seeds, civilization would be impossible, but they face new challenges with climate change and other pressures
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Even though yam is a staple crop for West Africa, there has been limited research to improve the genetic diversity or productivity
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