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Tag: genetic research
Multi-Herbicide Resistance Gene Found in Rice, Potential for Future Biotech Jul 26, 2019
A rice gene that renders the crop resistant to several widely used beta-triketone herbicides has been identified, researchers report, revealing the genetic cause of herbicide susceptibility that has been identified […]
Pigweed and Waterhemp: Is Genetic Weed Control Possible? Jul 24, 2019
Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the food supply in North America, are increasingly hard to kill with commercially available herbicides. A novel approach known as genetic […]
Wheat Genetics Research Benefits from Texas A&M Students Dec 24, 2018
Today’s research advances in the world of wheat genetics are getting a big hand from tomorrow’s scientists, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist who has had three students […]
Genetic Weed Control? Researchers Look for New Way to Fight Resistant Weeds Mar 29, 2018
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a $500,000 grant to University of Illinois researchers in the Department of Crop Sciences. The project will lay the groundwork […]
Wheat: Kansas Researchers Use Gene-Editing Technology for Improved Varieties Feb 27, 2018
Kansas State University researchers say their work to improve genes in wheat varieties using a gene-editing technology is another positive step toward global food security. “Food security and the food […]
Rice: Genomes of Ancestral Rice Species May Uncover Beneficial Traits Feb 6, 2018
Rice has been a staple food crop around the world for millennia, but little was known about the wild origins of the world’s most widely produced crop until the recent […]
Northern Corn Leaf Blight Genes Identified in New Study Jan 11, 2018
Midwestern corn growers know the symptoms of northern corn leaf blight all too well: greenish-gray lesions on the leaves that can add up to major yield losses if not detected […]
