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The need for selective breeding techniques has been driven by the increase in demand for aquaculture products especially now that the capture fisheries sector is struggling to meet the demand.
A consortium led by the Chilean exporters association ASOEX has unveiled a new red seedless table grape variety.
Work on the development of homegrown table grape varieties continues to advance, says INIA-Biofrutales
Work on the development of homegrown table grape varieties continues to advance, says INIA-Biofrutales
PCR technique helps determine the varietal genuineness of Chile's fruit trees More than 180 million fruit plants are sold each year in Chile and producers in that market need to be certain that the plants they are sold are of the variety they are purchasing. The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technique's genetic identification individualizing potential has positioned it as a new instrument to analyze the varietal genuineness of fruit trees. “What we have been developing at Rengo's CEAF is similar to human paternity tests, but we apply it to plants. DNA tests can confirm that the plant is r...