News tagged with corn gene
Jumping gene enabled key step in corn domestication
Corn split off from its closest relative teosinte, a wild Mexican grass, about 10,000 years ago thanks to the breeding efforts of early Mexican farmers. Today it's hard to tell that the two plants were ever close kin: Corn ...
Sep 25, 2011 |
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A corny turn for biofuels from switchgrass
Many experts believe that advanced biofuels made from cellulosic biomass are the most promising alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuels for a renewable, clean, green, domestic source of transportation ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Mutant maize genes increase viability of switch grass for biofuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals how the use of mutant maize genes inserted into switch grass may increase their biofuel viability.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Researchers re-sequence six corn varieties, find some genes missing
Most living plant and animal species have a certain, relatively small, amount of variation in their genetic make-up.
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Plant pathogen genetically tailors attacks to each part of its host (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A tumor-causing maize fungus with the unsavory-sounding name "corn smut" wields different weapons from its genetic arsenal depending on which part of the plant it infects. The discovery by ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Researchers identify gene responsible for healthier corn in developing areas
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Iowa State University researcher was part of team that is helping fill a nutritional hole in the diets of much of the population of developing countries.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Scientists devise efficient way of learning about complex corn traits
There's no "silver bullet" gene or gene region that controls so-called complex traits in maize, commonly known as corn.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomass
University of Illinois plant geneticist Stephen Moose has developed a corn plant with enormous potential for biomass, literally. It yields corn that would make good silage, Moose said, due to a greater number of leaves and ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Unique gene combinations control tropical maize response to day lengths
Tropical maize proves to be a valuable genetic resource, containing genetics not found in USA Corn Belt maize. Most tropical maize varieties respond to the long summer day lengths that occur in U.S. growing regions by flowering ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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New 'corn atlas' shows which genes are active during each stage of plant growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as a road atlas helps travelers find their way, a new corn atlas will help plant scientists navigate vast amounts of gene expression data from the corn plant, as described in the May 10 issue of The Pl ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Study provides insight into how corn makes hormones
It's a corn plant only a geneticist could love, but an MU researcher has found a way to help scientists love it.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Increase of beta-carotene in corn improves human health
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Michigan State University researcher is among a team of scientists that have uncovered the mechanism by which the amount of beta-carotene, or provitamin A, is increased in corn, a finding that can help ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Researchers find protein to up yield from oilseed crops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40 percent, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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A new approach that saves eyesight and lives in the developing world
Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are part of an international team that has found a way to boost the nutritional value of corn. This has the potential to reduce the number of children in developing countries ...
May 03, 2010 |
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