How exotic plant DNA can climate-proof wheat crops

Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 per cent higher yields in hot weather compared withelite lineslacking these genes, researchers have found.

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How exotic plant DNA can climate-proof wheat crops

Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 per cent higher yields in hot weather compared withelite lineslacking these genes, researchers have found. Following a year when...

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