Role of ABA and Components of the ABA Signalling Pathway

(1) Promotion of Developmental Processes, Prevention of Precocious Germination and Induction of Dormancy During Seed Development Whether...

Biometrics Applied to Molecular Analysis in Genetic Diversity

Studies about genetic diversity have been of great importance for the purposes of genetic improvement and to evaluate the impact of...

Develop longer and stronger cotton fiber

The overwhelming majority of cotton harvested in the U.S. and worldwide is upland cotton, or Gossypium hirsutum, with more than 6.5 million...

Benefits of Virus-Resistant Crops

Viral-resistance in crop plants is engineered based on the premise that the host plants express genes that interfere with the essential functions...

Benefits of Insect-Resistant Bt Crops

Insect-resistant Bt crops offered positive benefits to growers in two ways: by reducing insecticide costs and increasing yields. Since Bt crops...

Map of Plant Protein Interactions

An international team of scientists has described their mapping and early analyses of thousands of protein-to-protein interactions within the...

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...

Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries

By early 2003, genetically modified (genetically enhanced, as qualified by many scientists in developing countries) crops were already established...

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%...

How to Produce Haploid Plant ?

Haploids are defined as saprophytes with gametophytic chromosome number and have been produced in a variety of plant species using a variety...

Types of Seed Dormancy

This review will focus on the process of primary seed dormancy. As noted above, primary dormancy is characterised by a transient inability of...

Seeds control the survival and reproductive capacity of plants

Seeds control the survival and reproductive capacity of plants and therefore occupy a critical position in the life history of higher plants....