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Faced with climate change, plant breeders are increasingly turning to the genomes of the wild, weedy relatives of crops for traits such as drought tolerance and disease resistance. But a global analysis of 455 crop wild relatives has found that 54% are underrepresented
Researchers are using a new technology called RNA interference to help plants fend off insects on their own with very little collateral damage. The first results may come on the markets before the end of the decade.

Excerpt from a recent science magazine article: Farmers in the United States are heading for a crisis. In parts of the country,

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Read the news article published in the August issue of the journal ‘Science’ on The War Against Weeds Down Under, a story covering the works of Prof.

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Read the recent news article published in the journal ‘Nature’ on Genetically Modified Crops Pass Benefits to Weeds.

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