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No pollen, no seeds: genome editing technique yields useful traits

NC State researchers' findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, or to introduce seedlessness in fruit species lacking the often-desired trait, such as raspberries, blackberries or muscadine grapes.

Date Time Plant biologists reveal genetic patterns in maize development A Cornell research team led by Michael Scanlon, professor of plant biology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ School of Integrative Plant Science, recently reported new insights into the patterns of gene expression in maize stem cells – revealing details about their role in guiding shoot developmental processes. Plants continually grow new vegetative structures. During the early stages of development, cell...