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The SoyaGen Project aimed to develop genomics-derived solutions to real-world challenges faced by breeders. In its conclusion, the project team documented new tools and approaches that breeders can use to implement molecular, genomics-informed breeding strategies that are broadly applicable to global soybean breeding efforts.The project was a collaboration among Canadian soybean researchers and breeders from the academe, the private sector, and international partners
Researchers believe that it is important to determine what affects the consumer's willingness to buy foods derived from genetic modification (GM), especially in a country like Iran where people have little information about them. The study was conducted by developing a conceptual model which was tested on 450 participants from the 10 districts of Tabriz, Iran. The goal was to examine the factors that influenced the public's willingness to buy GM foods. Structural equation modeling was then conducted to determine the relationship between related constructs and their willingness to buy GM foods.
Adaptation of wheat to heat stress is an important component of adaptation in variable climates such as the cereal producing areas of Australia. However, in variable climates stress conditions may not be present in every season or are present to varying degrees, at different times during the season. Such conditions complicate plant breeders’ ability to select for adaptation to abiotic stress. This study presents a framework for the assessment of the genetic basis of adaptation to heat stress conditions with improved relevance to breeders’ selection objectives.
Researchers at the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) have commenced the harvest of genetically modified (GM) wheat at the authority's site in Inshas City. The GM wheat has several improved characteristics such as high yielding, tolerance to saline soils, and resistance to water scarcity. The GM wheat can produce over 4 tons per acre, which is almost 1 ton higher than the cultivated Egyptian wheat varieties.
A total of 215 participants, mostly from the judiciary branch of the Philippine government, participated in the Webinar on Biotechnology and Regulation in the Philippines on April 29, 2022, via Zoom. The webinar, which was also attended by some international members of the general public, was a collaborative event organized by ISAAA Inc. and Winrock International through the Building Safe Agricultural Food Enterprises (B-SAFE) Project.
Hybrid necrosis of wheat is caused by the interaction of two dominant complementary genes Ne1 and Ne2 present separately in normal parents and is regarded as a barrier to gene transfer in wheat breeding. However, the necrosis alleles still occur at a high frequency in modern wheat varieties. In this study, we constructed two high-density genetic maps of Ne1 and Ne2 in winter wheat
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. announced on April 29, 2022, that China's Ministry of Agriculture has given its approval for the import and use as a raw material of soybeans produced using Bioceres' proprietary drought tolerance technology, HB4®. Beijing Da Bei Nong Science and Technology Group Co. Ltd., Bioceres' partner in China has confirmed the approval.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and Fundação Meridional have launched the first soybean cultivars with Xtend® (XTD) technology in Brazil to celebrate Embrapa's 49 years. The soybean cultivars BRS 2553XTD and BRS 2558XTD, both tolerant to glyphosate and dicamba herbicides, are excellent refuge options for Intacta 2Xtend® (I2X) technology.
Flowering is a critical agricultural trait that substantially affects tomato fruit yield. Although drought stress influences flowering time, the molecular mechanism underlying drought-regulated flowering in tomato remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrated that loss of function of tomato OPEN STOMATA 1 (SlOST1), a protein kinase essential for abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and abiotic stress responses, lowers the tolerance of tomato plants to drought stress. slost1 mutants also exhibited a late flowering phenotype under both normal and drought stress conditions
Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan was today named a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Goodwill Ambassador for Near East and North Africa. In her new role the Princess will help FAO raise awareness about the importance of transforming the world's agrifood systems, to overcome the challenges of persisting and growing hunger. FAO’s Director-General QU Dongyu noted that Her Royal Highness has been a long-time supporter of FAO and a passionate and articulate advocate of biodiversity conservation worldwide and said
The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a change of pace in the way we protect our mountains, as the climate crisis threatens to further exacerbate the livelihoods of its dwellers and beyond. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the current rate and depth of adaptation in mountain regions is insufficient to respond to the impacts of the climate crisis.
Serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) dephosphorylates proteins and plays crucial roles in plant growth, development, and stress response. In this study, we characterized a clade B member of maize PP2C family, i.e., ZmPP2C26, that negatively regulated drought tolerance by dephosphorylating ZmMAPK3 and ZmMAPK7 in maize. The ZmPP2C26 gene generated ZmPP2C26L and ZmPP2C26S isoforms through untypical alternative splicing.