Plant Breeding

New appointment to lead research into plant breeding

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New appointment to lead research into plant breeding

Aberystwyth University and Germinal Horizon have announced Dr. Kerrie Farrar's appointment as Germinal chair of Translational Plant Breeding.

Precision Breeding Act ‘landmark moment’ for UK crop science

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Precision Breeding Act ‘landmark moment’ for UK crop science

The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (Niab) has welcomed the entry into law of a new precision plant breeding act for England.

First gene-edited crop trials on conventional farms in UK

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First gene-edited crop trials on conventional farms in UK

Europe’s first gene-edited wheat and barley crop trials to be held on conventional farms, will...

New gene discovery ‘sows hope’ of drought resilience in wheat

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New gene discovery ‘sows hope’ of drought resilience in wheat

Reduced height, or semi-dwarf wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in...

Scientists find a new way to switch on dormant plant genes

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Scientists find a new way to switch on dormant plant genes

Rothamsted scientists have found a new way to switch on dormant plant genes, one which does not...