The Joint FAO/IAEA Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory leads global efforts to develop robust crop varieties using nuclear techniques, including ...

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Climate change is impacting food production globally. With an ever-increasing global population and changing diets, the demand for pulses and grain legumes is rising swiftly. In the mixed and agro- ...

Induced mutagenesis has emerged as a pivotal tool in plant biology, enabling the deliberate generation of genetic variation to elucidate gene function and drive crop improvement. By employing chemical ...

This research provides a comprehensive analysis of deleterious mutations in pear (Pyrus spp.) during domestication, shedding light on their impact on agronomic traits. By resequencing 232 pear ...

A global database of new crop varieties developed by mutation breeding has been upgraded and expanded to include data on mutant microbial bacteria and fungi strains as well as mutant plant varieties.

Strawberries are notoriously soft and highly perishable, posing challenges to global production. Recent research has identified a genetic breakthrough that could help cultivate firmer strawberries ...

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