Twenty five years ago, the IAEA initiated a research programme on the development of in vitro mutagenesis in banana at the Plant Breeding Laboratory and since then has developed considerable and ...

Irradiation can be used to induce mutations in plants with the goal to produce varieties that display improved product quality, have higher yields and yield stability, greater resilience to climate ...

When you study the Master of Science (Plant Breeding) at Massey University you will become a member of a significant international scientific community responsible for global food security. This plant ...

An overview of methods used in plant breeding. Special emphasis is given to molecular breeding and breeding for tolerance to abiotic stress with topics including mapping, markers and QTL, transgenics, ...

With NGTs, crop scientists can speed up the slow process of traditional breeding that farmers have used since the birth of agriculture in the distant past. They get results quickly by nudging ...

Researchers have opened a transformative chapter in agricultural biotechnology by unveiling virus-induced genome editing ...

of Edinburgh (1984), postdoctoral fellowship Univ. of Cologne (1985-1988), Research Group Leader Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge (1989-1990), Research Group Leader John Innes Centre, Norwich (1990 ...

Additionally Tutorial Fellow in Biology (2002-2010) and Senior Research Fellow in Biology (2010-2013) at Wadham College; Dean Wadham College (2009). Since 2013 Director and Scientific Member at the ...

A novel approach in plant genetics promises to herald a new frontier in crop improvement that would usher disease-resistant plants, that too with enhanced nutri ...

The project aims to revolutionise plant breeding and biotechnology education and research across diverse landscapes. Dubbed BREEDTECH, this project is set for a three-year tenure from 2024 to 2027.