Monday, 10 May 2010
International researchers hope to create a new wheat hybrid suited to waterlogged and saline conditions by identifying genes similar to those responsible for the ability of rice to survive in watery conditions.
The research is part of a University of Western Australia collaboration searching for the genetic waterlogging secrets of sea barleygrass.
Full details are available at Future Farm Industries CRC .
Photo caption : Researchers (from left to right) Prof Tim Colmer, Dr Hiro Takahashi, Prof Mikio Nakazono, Dr Lukasz Kotula and Dr Mike Ewing are searching for the genetic waterlogging secrets of sea barleygrass.
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