Major breakthrough in deciphering bread wheat's genetic code

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have unlocked key components of the genetic code of one of the world's most important crops. The first analysis of the complex and exceptionally large bread wheat genome is a major breakthrough in breeding wheat varieties that are more productive and better able to cope with disease, drought and other stresses that cause crop losses.

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