Researchers have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat variety identified by the renowned botanist Carl Linnaeus more than 250 years ago.
Biotechnology
May 19, 2021
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ZnP-coated wheat bait is the only registered in-crop rodenticide for the management of mice damage in broad-scale agriculture in Australia. The new Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Authority (APVMA) emergency use permit ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2021
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As one of the founding members of the International Rye Genome Sequencing Group (IRGSG), the University of Maryland (UMD) co-published the first full reference genome sequence for rye in Nature Genetics. UMD and international ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2021
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Wheat straw, the dried stalks left over from grain production, is a potential source of biofuels and commodity chemicals. But before straw can be converted to useful products by biorefineries, the polymers that make it up ...
Materials Science
Feb 17, 2021
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Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12%.
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2020
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An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc deficiency is a major human health concern. Increasing Zn concentration in wheat grains is highly important, and management strategies to ...
Biotechnology
Jul 02, 2020
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Wheat, in its own right, is one of the most important foods in the world. It is a staple food for more than 2.5 billion people, it provides 20% of the protein consumed worldwide and, according to the FAO, supplies more calories ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2020
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Scientists have developed a computed tomography (CT) scanning method for screening large samples of wheat for drought and heat tolerance.
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2020
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Researchers Jacinta Watkins and Barry Pogson from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology, Australian National University, together with others at ANU and their colleagues at the University of Adelaide, University ...
Biotechnology
Oct 01, 2019
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Scientists of the South Ural State University have created and patented a method of processing grain that will balance the amino acid composition, increase the amount of synthesized vitamins and minerals in its structure, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2019
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