Plant breeding

When the female gametes in plants become fertilised, a signal from the sperm activates cell division, leading to the formation of new plant seeds. This activation can also be deliberately triggered without fertilisation,…

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Plant breeding

Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks. A fungal disease could become serious threat to wheat production. To avoid losses, farmers in many…

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Plant breeding

The so-called Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (for short: RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), Germany and…

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Plant breeding

Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have developed a robust, first ever speed breeding protocol for rice that will achieve four to five crops of rice in one year – almost twice the potential…

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Plant breeding

In an effort to help curb the rising cases of diabetes globally, scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), a CGIAR Research Center, have identified the genes responsible for low and ultra-low…

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Plant breeding

Collaboration between the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Corteva Agriscience has yielded three 'platinum-standard' genome sequences* for pearl millet varieties, providing…

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Plant breeding

ICRISAT, in collaboration with a team of researchers led by the University of Georgia, USA, has published a pioneering study on the finger millet genome offering new insights for breeders and hope for millions in the…

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Plant breeding

The "Healthy Crops" international research consortium is developing disease-resistant rice varieties. In the scientific journal eLife, the authors now report on the discovery of a recent bacterial outbreak in Tanzania –…

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Plant breeding

African scientists, in collaboration with scientists from international institutes have sequenced the genome of a climate-resistant bean. Results could lead to genetic improvements of native legumes to promote widespread…

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Plant breeding

Climate-resilient, independent and qualitatively high-value rice seed systems have been established as part of the global project Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector, run by Deutsche Gesellschaft…

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