date:May 26, 2014
ng the promise of new varieties - through natural plant breeding - in five years instead of the current 10 to 15 years.
Furthermore, many of the healthy traits of peanuts can be improved to increase them as needed; more and better protein, oil chemistry that matches olive oil, higher levels of antioxidants, higher levels of certain vitamins, and changes in the shape and sizes of the peanut itself, according to the IPGI.
As an added bonus, the development of peanuts that are naturally disease r