Chinese scientists find key to unlock OSR pod-shatter resistance
HUGE losses due to pod-shattter when harvesting rapeseed may be eliminated after scientists have revealed the secrets of a resistant variety’s…
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HUGE losses due to pod-shattter when harvesting rapeseed may be eliminated after scientists have revealed the secrets of a resistant variety’s…
E-Mail IMAGE: Researchers in China have analyzed a maize hybrid at the multi-omics level to unravel the mechanisms behind this increased hybrid vigor view more Credit: The Crop Journal The adage goes, "Two is better than one." Well, that might be true for endeavors involving human heads, but when it comes to ears, hybrid maize tends to have a superior advantage over the parental stocks in most cases. This phenomenon, called hybrid vigor or "heterosis," has been used by agriculturalists across ages to create higher-yielding, more resistant varieties of maize all over the world. But...