Crop Biotech Update (ISAAA)
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How GMO crops can be engineered to ‘rehydrate’ after intense drought
Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have found that the protein NGA1 is critical for ...
Scientists ‘turn off’ pathogenic genes to protect cotton from devastating wilt disease
Verticillium wilt (VW) is a devastating disease that affects a wide range of crops, causing major losses in agriculture .... One ...
CRISPR gene editing speeds breeding of Cassava and other staple food crops
Cassava plays a big role as a staple food and a highly favored commodity in the multibillion starch industry. However, ...
Uganda’s first field trial of blight resistant GMO potatoes successful
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The first field trial ...
