Ramoneda et al. propose specific experimental approaches to utilize the wild ancestors of crops to determine whether crop domestication compromised the benefits derived from root microbial symbioses or not.
Tag - crop breeding
William Salter
Plant food and sex (lots of sex!)
Sex on the Kitchen Table: The Romance of Plants and your Food by Norman C Ellstrand 2018. University of Chicago Press. What comes to mind at the mention of sex on the kitchen table? * Perhaps many different things –...
Nigel Chaffey
Good news for plant scientists who feel the need for speed
How fast does wheat need to be? You might look for taste and texture in a loaf, but why would anyone care about speed?
Dale Maylea
A bit of warmth and we all go bananas!?
In a warming world, could bananas really replace potatoes?
Manioc marriage mystery unearthed
Echoing Forrest Gump’s famous box of chocolates quote (number 40 in the American Film Institute’s Top 100 movie quotes), you never really know what to expect when you get married. Well, certainly in some parts of Africa...
Breeding crops with deeper roots could ‘slash CO2 levels’
Breeding crops with roots a metre deeper in the ground could lower atmospheric CO2 levels dramatically, with significant environmental benefits, according to research by a leading University of Manchester scientist...
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