Kansas State University researchers are working on a transgenic wheat that would tolerate warmer temperatures during the critical grain filling stage.
The researchers have been working with durable “thermo-tolerant” genes found in other plant species, including rice and grapes. They are now crossing those genes into elite wheat varieties that have their own heat tolerance potential.
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