Voice of America: Wheat DNA Map Could Help Breed Better Crops Nov 30th 2012, 18:59 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Wheat DNA Map Could Help Breed Better Crops Nov 30th 2012, 17:52 The most complete map ever of wheat's genetic blueprint could provide plant breeders with new clues to improving one of the world's most important food crops. The new map includes tens of thousands of genetic signposts on wheat's DNA molecules. These markers will help guide researchers and breeders who are working to better understand how the plant copes with salty soil or drought, for example. Better varieties Such insights, theoretically, will allow them to create better ... | | | | |
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