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New wheat disease could spread faster than expected
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Both plant and human diseases that can travel with the wind have the potential to spread far more rapidly than has been understood, according to a new study, in findings that pose serious concerns not only for some human ...
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Scientists to sequence DNA of British wheat varieties
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £1.7 million to decode the genome of wheat, in order to help farmers increase the yield of British wheat varieties.
Rot-resistant wheat could save farmers millions
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO researchers have identified wheat and barley lines resistant to Crown Rot - a disease that costs Australian wheat and barley farmers $79 million in lost yield every year.
Wheat may join corn in biofuels
Aug 07, 2007 |
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British-led scientists have developed a new technology that might eventually enable motorists to use wheat, as well as corn, for biofuels.
Ancient genes used to produce salt-tolerant wheat
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Feb 01, 2007 |
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Two recently discovered genes from an ancient wheat variety have led to a major advance in breeding new salt-tolerant varieties.
More Chinese wheat gluten is recalled
Apr 04, 2007 |
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A U.S. pharmaceutical and nutritional chemicals company has recalled all possibly contaminated wheat gluten it has imported from a Chinese supplier.
Researchers find rust resistance genes in wild grasses
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have identified new sources of stem and leaf rust resistance in wild grass relatives of wheat sourced mostly from the 'fertile crescent' of the Middle East.
Scientists fight stem rust UG99 before it becomes a threat
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat breeders and plant pathologists at Montana State University are part of a global effort to develop varieties of wheat resistant to a new fungus. UG99, a stem rust strain that was first discovered in ...
Elusive rust resistance genes located
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Dec 06, 2006 |
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The discovery of a DNA marker for two key rust resistance genes is enabling plant breeders around the world to breed more effective rust resistant wheat varieties.
Researchers Develop New Glue from Corn
Sep 01, 2009 |
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After the oil is extracted from corn germ meal, the corn germ is typically fed to poultry and other livestock animals. But a new, value-added use could be on tap for this “leftover,” thanks to studies by an ...
Australian researchers first in the world to solve the genetic code of canola
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(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, ...
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