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Tweaking Carotenoid Genes Helps Tomatoes Bring Their A-Game

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba demonstrated that Target-AID gene editing technology can be used to simultaneously introduce single-base changes into multiple genes in tomatoes. Using ...

New Wheat and Barley Genomes Will Help Feed the World

Nov. 25, 2020 — Scientists have unlocked a new genetic variation in wheat and barley - a major boost for the global effort in breeding higher-yielding wheat and barley ...

Ancient Blanket Made With 11,500 Turkey Feathers

Nov. 25, 2020 — New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores the economic and cultural aspects of raising turkeys to supply feathers in the ancient ...

Novel Haplotype-Led Approach to Increase the Precision of Wheat Breeding

Nov. 25, 2020 — Wheat researchers are pioneering a new technique that promises to improve gene discovery for the globally important ...

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Plant-Inspired Alkaloids Protect Rice, Kiwi and Citrus from Harmful Bacteria

Dec. 2, 2020 — Plants get bacterial infections, just as humans do. When food crops and trees are infected, their yield and quality can suffer. Although some ...

Scientists Uncover the Mysterious Origin of Canal Grass in Panama

Dec. 1, 2020 — How did canal grass arrive in Panama? Scientists compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives from around the world to find ...

In Fire-Prone West, Plants Need Their Pollinators -- And Vice Versa

Nov. 25, 2020 — A new study grounded in the northern Rockies explores the role of wildfire in the finely tuned dance between plants and their pollinators. Previous studies have looked at how fire affects plants, or ...

Landmark Study Generates First Genomic Atlas for Global Wheat Improvement

Nov. 25, 2020 — In a landmark discovery for global wheat production, a team has sequenced the genomes for 15 wheat varieties representing breeding programs around the world, enabling scientists and breeders to much ...

New Modified Wheat Could Help Tackle Global Food Shortage

Nov. 25, 2020 — Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to ...

Secrets of the 'Lost Crops' Revealed Where Bison Roam

Nov. 24, 2020 — Blame it on the bison. If not for the wooly, boulder-sized beasts that once roamed North America in vast herds, ancient people might have looked past the little barley that grew under those ...

Microbes Help Unlock Phosphorus for Plant Growth

Nov. 24, 2020 — A research team has shown that microbes taken from trees growing beside pristine mountain-fed streams in Western Washington could make phosphorus trapped in soils more accessible to agricultural ...

Decoding Gigantic Insect Genome Could Help Tackle Devastating Locust Crises

Nov. 24, 2020 — A 'game changing' study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust could help combat the crop-ravaging behavior of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis ...

Pesticide Deadly to Bees Now Easily Detected in Honey

Nov. 24, 2020 — A common insecticide that is a major hazard for honeybees is now effectively detected in honey thanks to a simple new ...

Can We Harness a Plant's Ability to Synthesize Medicinal Compounds?

Nov. 24, 2020 — Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes. Despite wide interest, the ...