Hidden Resistance Genes in Indian Rice Landraces Point to Brown Spot Defenses
A genome-wide association study of 400 North-East Indian rice landraces has identified resistance loci and candidate immune genes for the ...
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A Single Gene, a Fragile Signal: What RAPGEF6 Reveals About Egg Traits in an Ancient Iranian Chicken
Researchers at the University of Tabriz linked a RAPGEF6 SNP to maturity weight in Marandi chickens while cautioning that the ...
Scientists Track Down the Genes That Let Maize Survive Drought in China’s Arid Northwest
A genome-wide study of 202 maize inbred lines has uncovered 158 genetic variants linked to drought tolerance and grain yield, ...
Two Resistance Alleles, One Locus: Study Reveals Hidden Diversity in Soybean Stem Canker Defense
New research shows that two major soybean resistance sources carry functionally distinct alleles at the Rdm3 locus, reshaping how breeders ...
Ancient Spelt Wheat Hides a Near-Immune Rust Resistance Gene That Bread Wheat Silences
Researchers have discovered a novel adult-plant resistance locus in spelt wheat that confers near-immune, non-race-specific protection against stripe rust, but ...
One Tube, Six Genes: Multiplex PCR Speeds Up Climate-Resilient Rice Breeding
Indian researchers have developed a cost-effective multiplex PCR assay that simultaneously tracks five rice genes for bacterial blight resistance, blast ...
Ancient Chinese Wheat Yields a Genetic Key to More Grain Per Plant
Researchers identified and validated a major chromosome 5D locus, QPTN.sicau-CEW-5D, that stably controls productive tiller number in Chinese endemic wheat ...
Smarter Marker Panels Boost Genomic Prediction Power in Soybean Breeding
A new study in Theoretical and Applied Genetics shows that GWAS-prioritized marker panels can match or beat full SNP sets ...
Sunflower Genes Could Hold the Key to Climate-Proof Crops in the World’s Driest Farmlands
A new review argues that sunflower's remarkable tolerance to combined drought, heat, salt, and pathogen stress makes it a powerful ...
New Automated Pipeline Speeds Up Gene Hunting in Crop Breeding
Researchers have developed BSArray, an automated R Shiny pipeline that turns Illumina SNP array data into mapped quantitative trait loci, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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