The genome of a corn plant contains almost 40,000 genes, thousands more than the human genome. But 15 years after the publication of the first draft of the corn genome, the roles 98% of those.
Plant breeders traditionally have focused on factors such as disease resistance, drought tolerance and ways to boost crop yields and the producer’s bottom line all matters of practical importance. Recent research by Institute of.
LINCOLN, Neb. A transdisciplinary collaboration connecting genetic science to the study of crop and animal traits, or phenotypes, has received a new $1.9 million funding installment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute.
LINCOLN, Neb. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln s Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Nebraska Extension will host a high school student gardening competition this summer for the third time.
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