Research Results 1. Improved heat-resistant wheat varieties identified The grain yield of most wheat varieties currently available for farming is severely affected as heat stress increases. Searching for solutions that guarantee the sustainability of wheat under such conditions, an international
Research Results 1. Genetic discovery sheds light on sodium accumulation in barley crop An international team of scientists led by scientists at the James Hutton Institute (JHI), Aberdeen, UK, together with researchers from the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence
Research Results 1. A new method for measuring RNAi pesticide in soil A new generation of gene-silencing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules is being used as a novel class of biopesticides. These RNAi pesticides, which work by interfering with the functioning
Research Results 1. Testing for mycotoxins just got faster: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mycotoxins can cause a variety of adverse health effects and pose a serious health threat to both humans and livestock. A new process developed
Research Results 1. Scientists create virus-resistant tomato plants Researchers of Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have used tools that regulate gene expression to produce tomato plants that are resistant to the spotted wilt virus
Research Results 1. Genetic Marking Discovery Improves Fruit Quality, Bolsters Climate Defences: Plant breeders always look for genetic markers that are linked to desirable traits to make new lines with traits that are transferred. Transferring genetic markers has been a
Research Results 1. Scientists Improve Yield Predictions Based on Seedling Data The ability to predict traits from genome-wide sequence information (i.e., genomic prediction) has improved our understanding of the genetic basis of complex traits and transformed breeding practices. Transcriptome (the
Research Results 1. Diversifying Indian Crops in the Name of Nutrition—and the Planet Basically, rice and wheat now contribute three-quarters of India’s cereal production (44% and 30%, respectively), and these cereals continue to comprise much of per capita calorie consumption—60%
Research Results 1. Development of Functional Markers for Herbicide Tolerance: A team of researchers from The University of Western Australia has discovered key genes in wheat that are associated with tolerance to the herbicide, Metribuzin. With the increasing use of
Research Results 1. Mapping Millet Genes Minor millets include proso millet, (Panicum miliaceum), foxtail millet (Setaria italica), little millet (Panicum sumatrense), finger millet (Eleusine coracana), barnyard millet (Echinochloa colona), etc. In the semi-arid tropics of Africa and Asia, these are
