A collaboration between UK and Chinese scientists has sequenced the DNA of 827 wheat varieties that have been preserved for nearly a century.
A decade-long international study has unveiled significant untapped genetic potential in modern wheat varieties.
A collaboration between UK and Chinese scientists has sequenced the DNA of all 827 wheat varieties collected by Watkins, which have been preserved for nearly a century. the collection’s untapped potential: “This missing 60% discovered in this study is full of beneficial genes that we need to feed people sustainably. Over the last ten thousand years we’ve tended to select for traits which increase yield and improve disease resistance.”
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