New Bt Cotton Variety PAU Bt 5 Delivers Higher Yields for North India
Scientists at Punjab Agricultural University have released PAU Bt 5, a high-yielding Bt cotton variety that outperformed existing varieties by ...
Tag: plant breeding
Wavelength Ratios From Hyperspectral Data Boost Sorghum Genomic Prediction by Up to 17%
Researchers screened millions of hyperspectral wavelength ratios for co-heritability and used the resulting synthetic traits to raise multi-trait genomic prediction ...
Ancient Indian Grasspea Landraces Yield Safe, High-Protein Breeding Donors
An integrated morphological, biochemical and SSR marker study of West Bengal grasspea landraces has identified a near-toxin-free line and a ...
Two Decades of Hybrid Breeding Reshaped Sugar Beet Gene Pools
A twenty-one-year genomic study of a commercial sugar beet breeding program reveals that three-way hybrid breeding has driven strong differentiation ...
A Single Genetic Enhancer Helped Turn Wild Teosinte into High-Yielding Maize
Researchers identified a domestication-selected enhancer, Harvest Index 1, that helped raise maize harvest index by 81 percent compared with its ...
Pusa Jawahar Rice Hybrid 56: New Two-Line Hybrid Joins India’s Rice Pipeline
ICAR-IARI scientists have formally notified Pusa Jawahar Rice Hybrid 56, a two-line hybrid rice variety built on a thermosensitive genic ...
Scientists Map the Genes That Decide the Color and Milling Quality of Foxtail Millet Grain
A multi-environment genetic study in foxtail millet has identified 45 QTLs for grain color and milling recovery traits and pinpointed ...
How a German Public–Private Alliance Brought White Lupin Back From the Brink
A German case study shows how a public–private partnership between seed company DSV and research institute LLA developed anthracnose-tolerant white ...
Farmers Lead India’s Plant Variety Protection Boom, Landmark Study Finds
An empirical meta-analysis of 8,615 registered plant varieties in India finds that individual farmers account for more than half of ...
Genebank Goldmine Yields New Wheat Defenses Against Devastating Rust Diseases
A large-scale screen of nearly 2,000 spring wheat genebank accessions has uncovered novel genetic loci and elite germplasm conferring resistance ...
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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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