News tagged with wheat varieties

Study shows temperatures may change disease resistance in wheat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat streak mosaic resistance bred into several wheat varieties might be negated by the producer practice in the High Plains of planting wheat early and using it for both winter forage for ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New wheat varieties resist global wheat threat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Innovative techniques in wheat breeding are necessary to meet the needs of the world's growing population and overcome environmental challenges, said Ravi Singh at the American Association for the Advancement ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Developing wheat with resistance against Mycosphaerella fungus difficult but closer than ever

Developing wheat varieties with resistance to the feared leaf blotch disease may be very difficult, but recent studies carried out at Wageningen UR have brought it closer than ever. This is clear from research of the Dutch-Tunisian ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists gain in struggle against wheat rust

(AP) -- Researchers are deploying new wheat varieties with an array of resistant genes they hope will baffle and defeat Ug99, a highly dangerous fungus leapfrogging through wheat fields in Africa and Asia.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop highest yielding salt tolerant wheat

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a major breakthrough for wheat farmers in salt-affected areas, CSIRO researchers have developed a salt tolerant durum wheat that yields 25 per cent more grain than the parent variety in ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research identifies wheat streak resistance gene

A microscopic look into the genes of a Colorado wheat variety has allowed Texas AgriLife Research scientists to identify a wheat streak mosaic virus-resistance gene.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Revealed in accurate detail, the underground world of plants

Plant and computer scientists can now study the underground world of plants with more accuracy and clarity. The revolutionary technique will improve our chances of breeding better crop varieties and increasing ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International scientists warn of growing threat of wheat rust epidemics worldwide

Researchers meeting at a scientific conference in Aleppo this week reported that aggressive new strains of wheat rust diseases – called stem rust and stripe rust – have decimated up to 40% of farmers' wheat fields ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists using X-ray vision to produce more nutritious flour

Pioneering research combining plant breeding and high-intensity x-rays is being used by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to explore the possibility of developing wheat ...

Biology / Other

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diverse wheat tapped for antifungal genes

Asian wheat may offer novel genes for shoring up the defenses of U.S. varieties against Fusarium graminearum fungi that cause Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists to sequence DNA of British wheat varieties

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £1.7 million to decode the genome of wheat, in order to help farmers increase the yield of British wheat varieties.

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0