Drought-Hardy Cumin Ecotype Keeps Its Yield and Essential Oil When Water Runs Out
A two-year Iranian field trial of fifteen cumin ecotypes shows the Afghani line maintains grain yield and the highest essential ...
Tag: plant breeding
Ancient Aus Rice Lineages Hold the Key to Stable Yields in Drought-Hit Rainfed Fields
A three-year Indian field study has identified six aus rice genotypes, including Kalia, Devarasi and Sada aus, that combine high ...
CRISPR Beyond the Lab: Why Genome-Edited Plants Need a Sustainable Innovation System
A new Nature Plants commentary argues that the fate of CRISPR genome-edited crops depends less on molecular biology than on ...
Bare Plant Cells Offer a Fast Lane to Better Carrots and a First for Bitter Gourd
Scientists have optimized protoplast isolation for carrot and achieved the first-ever protoplast isolation from bitter gourd, showing that carrot protoplasts ...
Hidden Treasure in Benin’s Sorghum Fields: Local Varieties Reveal Surprising Yield Potential
Researchers in Benin have characterised local sorghum cultivars from the national collection, revealing moderate genetic diversity, yields up to five ...
Highland Maize Hybrids Show Big Yield Gains Across Ethiopian Test Sites
A new evaluation of 48 single-cross maize hybrids across two Ethiopian highland locations identifies high-yielding, stable genotypes with yield advantages ...
Scientists Screen 300 Pearl Millet Lines to Find the Toughest Survivors of India’s Harshest Desert
A two-year, three-location evaluation of 300 pearl millet genotypes in Rajasthan's arid zone has identified stable, high-yielding lines with highly ...
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 ...
Cold-Proof Rice: Single Gene Discovery Could Shield Crops From Chilling Damage
Researchers have identified the rice gene OsERF5 as a positive regulator of seedling cold tolerance, linking gibberellin signalling to antioxidant ...
DNA Barcodes Reveal Hidden Diversity in Nigeria’s Avocado Genebank
Using ISSR and SCoT DNA markers, Nigerian researchers have mapped moderate genetic diversity across fifteen avocado accessions from the NIHORT ...
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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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