Sperm-cell factor HUAXU breaks the apomixis trade-off in hybrid rice
A sperm cell-specific transcription factor called HUAXU, when coupled with clonal gametogenesis, achieves near-complete clonal seed production in hybrid rice ...
Tag: plant breeding
Order Matters: Simulations Reveal How to Pair Genomic Prediction with Selection Indices for Better Rice Breeding
Stochastic simulations of a 30-year rice breeding program show that applying genomic prediction to individual traits before constructing a Pesek–Baker ...
Poultry Manure and Smart Genotype Choices Boost Bambara Groundnut Yields in Burkina Faso
A field trial in Burkina Faso shows that matching specific Bambara groundnut genotypes with moderate doses of poultry manure can ...
A Single Potassium Channel Emerges as a Surprising Clue to Oil Palm Yields
Researchers have characterized EgKT2-1, an inwardly rectifying Shaker-type potassium channel in oil palm whose expression is nearly fourfold higher in ...
Farmers Reveal What Pigeon Pea Breeding Must Deliver in Northern Ghana
A survey of 272 smallholder farmers in northern Ghana reveals that early maturity, high yield, and compatibility with intercropping are ...
Tanzania’s Old Cashew Trees Reveal a Hidden Trove of Genetic Diversity
A new study of traditional cashew trees in Tanzania's Nachingwea and Newala districts reveals high phenotypic diversity that could prove ...
New Machine-Learning Pipeline Takes the Guesswork Out of Genomic Prediction
An open-source pipeline called GenoBridge automatically adapts machine-learning models to sample size, matching hand-tuned genomic prediction accuracy while delivering calibrated ...
CRISPR Multiplex Editing Rewires Soybean Flowering Genes to Create Early-Maturing Lines in Just Two Generations
Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 editing of twelve flowering-time repressors has produced soybean lines that flower up to four weeks earlier under controlled ...
Electron Beam Mutagenesis Unlocks New Yield Potential in Field Corn
Indian researchers used high energy pulse electron beam irradiation to create genetically diverse maize mutants with improved cob and kernel ...
Wild Beet Genome Study Reveals the Surprising Single-Species Origin of a Stress-Tolerant Tetraploid
New genome sequencing evidence from three independent analytical approaches confirms that the stress-tolerant wild beet Beta corolliflora is an autotetraploid ...
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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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