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Scientists publish complete genetic blueprint of key biofuels crop

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created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and several partner institutions have published the sequence and analysis of the complete genome of sorghum, a major food and ...





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Researchers produce world’s first transgenic sweet sorghum

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ (University of Queensland) researchers are leading green energy technology with confirmation of the world’s first transgenic sweet sorghum plants.


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Cucumber genome published

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The genome of the cucumber has been sequenced by an international consortium lead by Chinese and U.S. institutions. The annotated genome is published online Nov. 1 by the journal Nature Genetics.


Expanded version of Phytozome.net released

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An enhanced version of Phytozome.net, a web portal for comparative plant genomics geared to advance biofuel, food, feed, and fiber research, has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute ...


Scientists identify gene for resistance to parasitic 'witchweed'

Scientists identify gene for resistance to parasitic 'witchweed'

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The parasitic flowering plant Striga, or "witchweed," attacks the roots of host plants, draining needed water and nutrients and leaving them unable to grow and produce any grains. Witchweed ...


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Duckweed genome sequencing has global implications

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created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Three plant biologists at Rutgers' Waksman Institute of Microbiology are obsessed with duckweed, a tiny aquatic plant with an unassuming name. Now they have convinced the federal government to focus its attention ...


If only the weeds would keep their genes to themselves

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Family can be a blessing and a curse, and never more so than in the case of crop plants and their wild relatives. These wild and weedy relatives harbor unique and beneficial genes that may no longer be found in their cultivated ...


Arizona researchers to sequence West African rice strain

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow University of Arizona researchers to unlock the genetic code of West African cultivated rice - and along the way to gain knowledge that could help commercial ...


Australian researchers first in the world to solve the genetic code of canola

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, the genetic code of canola was a mystery. Australian researcher Dr David Edwards, in collaboration with Bayer CropScience and Keygene N.V., is the first in the world to have solved the code, ...


Ancient Mexican maize varieties

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created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Maize was first domesticated in the highlands of Mexico about 10,000 years ago and is now one of the most important crop plants in the world. It is a member of the grass family, which also hosts the world's other major ...


Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds ...



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