Improving Heat Tolerance in Plants

A research group of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), led by Luis Gómez, a professor of the Forestry School and the Centre...

Gene Mapping, DNA Marker-Aided Breeding and Genetic Transformation in Africa

It appears very likely that DNA marker-assisted breeding for a range of traits—particularly to control diseases and pests, and overcome abiotic...

IRRI Create Golden Rice to Overcome Vitamin A Deficiency

To help address the devastating impacts of vitamin A deficiency, particularly on the poor in Asia, the International Rice Research Institute...

Adoption of GM Crops in The Future

The experience of the past is often the best guide for the future. The experience of the first seven years, 1996–2002, during which a cumulative...

The Challenge of Global, Food, Feed and Fibre Security

The global population reached six billion on 12 October 1999, and is expected to reach nine billion by 2050, when approximately 90%...