Plant Science Technologies to Improve Agriculture

Over the last 10,000 years, we have altered the genetic make-up of plants to produce food, fibres and other materials we need (1)....

Increase Tress Biomass Production

By modifying the gene expressions responsible for the branch growth during the first year of woody species, researchers of the Centre...

Plant Variants to Improved Biofuel Production

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered variant straw plants whose...

No Sign of Health or Nutrition Problems from GMO Livestock Feed

A new scientific review from the University of California, Davis, reports that the performance and health of food-producing animals consuming...

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...

Concepts of QTL Analysis and Genomic Selection

The use of molecular genetic markers for selection and genetic improvement is based on genetic linkage between these markers and a quantitative...

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...

How to Choice The Best Molecular Marker for Plant Breeding

The choice of the most appropriate molecular marker for genetic and plant breeding studies must be made on the basis of the ease of developing...

Evolution of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Since the beginning of agriculture in approximately 10,000 BC, people have consciously or unconsciously selected plants with superior characteristics...