wheat
‘Pan genome’ of world’s wheat could supply genetic variation to breed new crop varieties
The growing demand for wheat, the onset of global warming, and the transitioning of Western farming away from intensive agriculture, ...
Video: John Innes Centre battles nutrient deficiency with iron-fortified biotech wheat
Iron is an important micro-nutrient, boosting haemoglobin levels in the blood. Many populations and particularly women and children are currently ...
CRISPR-edited wheat could cut China’s toxic weed killer use
Chinese farmers are facing worsening problems with jointed goatgrass (Aegilops tauschii) – a close relative to wheat – growing in ...
Newly discovered ‘gene conversion’ mechanism could lead to high-yielding wheat
When it comes to breeding better wheat varieties....we seek to introduce desirable genes that increase yield, [but] these can come ...
Sequenced durum wheat genome aids efforts to breed more nutritious, disease-resistant crops
University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers say they have discovered how to significantly reduce cadmium levels in durum wheat, ensuring the ...
GM disease-resistant wheat closer to commercialization after successful field trial
A joint venture project between the [Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation] and a US foundation has had recent success ...
Argentina fears skeptical consumers could cripple global rollout of drought-tolerant GMO wheat
Argentina thinks it has a solution to droughts that’ve plagued blockbuster wheat producers from the Black Sea to Australia. The ...
Wheat with ‘built‑in defense’ against gluten could make bread safe for people with celiac disease
Researchers at Washington State University have created a new, genetically distinct variety of wheat that’s safer for people with celiac ...
How plant breeders produce new crops to stay ahead of climate change, disease
Global warming and changes in the amount – and location – of water, are key factors in the need to ...
Following trade negotiations, Argentina moves closer to exporting world’s first GMO wheat
Hoping to export a drought-resistant wheat variety, the world's first GMO wheat, Argentina has devised a road map with other ...
Researchers hunt for heat-tolerant rice, wheat varieties as global temperatures rise
A group of Arkansas State University educators and students are studying effects of heat on rice crops in a three-university ...
Gene editing, novel baking ingredients could make bread safe for millions of consumers who can’t eat carbs
Ah, bread....There are whole diets built around avoiding carbs and gluten in bread — sometimes by choice, sometimes by medical ...
Argentina delays commercial release of drought-tolerant GMO wheat, assessing trade disruptions
Although the new drought-tolerant transgenic wheat developed by an Argentine company has the support of President Macri, the Minister of ...
New gene analysis technique identifies natural disease resistance in wheat to protect against fast-spreading stem rust
Stem rust has devastated wheat for centuries....Now a virulent strain is spreading from Africa. Even as wheat crops wither and ...
Podcast: There’s more to plant breeding than GMOs. Overlooked biotech tools help develop new crops
When most people hear the term biotechnology they think GMOs. It’s important to know that biotechnology is much more than ...
CRISPR could make wheat safe for people with Celiac disease
Research in the Netherlands and at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) in the UK has found that gene-editing ...
UK’s John Innes Centre seeks approval to test gene-edited wheat designed to combat anemia
Researchers at the John Innes Centre have applied to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for consent ...
Viewpoint: How the Organic Trade Association flunked Science 101—No, organics are not ‘chemical free’
I recently had an encounter on Twitter with the CEO of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Laura Batcha. The OTA ...
Why some Canadian farmers don’t want glyphosate-tolerant GMO wheat
Delegates attending the Keystone Agriculture Producers’ (KAP) advisory council meeting [in Manitoba] Nov. 12 passed a resolution .... to lobby ...
Low-gluten, high-fiber wheat varieties may begin to hit the market next year
Last winter, Paul Sproule read an article regarding niche wheats being developed by Arcadia Biosciences, a Davis, California, agricultural biotechnology ...
Plants bred to survive freezing temperatures could save crop harvests from destruction
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that an enzyme in plants, ATP Synthase, plays a critical role ...
First ever gene-edited wheat that produces high fiber flour could hit the market by 2020
[The biotech firm Calyxt] has completed the inaugural harvest of its high-fiber wheat product, the world’s first gene-edited, consumer-focused wheat ...
Biofortified wheat variety could help stem nutrient deficiency in Africa, Asia
Nutrient deficiency in one’s diet is a common problem around the world, where different populations may lack a sufficient source ...
Researchers turn genetic corner in fight against devastating wheat disease
Researchers from the University of Sydney, CSIRO, the United Kingdom's John Innes Centre, Limagrain UK and the National Institute of ...
Sequenced wheat genome will help scientists combat disease in earth’s most widely-grown crop
The complete sequence of the huge wheat genome [was published August 16th], and the enormous dataset will accelerate innovation in ...
GAANTRY: USDA develops ‘gene-stacking’ solution to fungal pathogens—but will it actually work?
If climate change is the new normal, farmers in some regions of the world will have to get used to ...
Scientists recruit wheat microbes to halt devastating plant fungal disease
Fusarium head blight is a devastating fungal disease affecting wheat and barley crops worldwide. According to the American Phytopathological Society, ...
