Practical screening method from USDA to speed up scab-resistant wheat breeding
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 09:14
in Mathematics & Economics
Individual kernels of wheat and barley can be quickly evaluated for resistance to a damaging scab disease by using near infrared light (NIR) technology, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study conducted in support of a program to safeguard these valuable grain crops.