date:Dec 03, 2012
tified nearly 96,000 wheat genes and the association between them.
This data can be used to accelerate wheat improvement through advanced molecular breeding and genetic engineering.
Using the new tools, the breeders and researchers will be able to choose plants with desirable combination of genes, accelerating the development of new varieties, while rapidly eliminating the plants without the desirable traits.
Study researcher Keith Edwards said that the rate of increase in wheat yields has dr