Trees that flower in months? How accelerated breeding can spur enhanced climate adaptations

Trees that flower in months? How accelerated breeding can spur enhanced climate adaptations

Kristen Morales | University of Georgia | 
When scientists want to improve a variety of vegetable, it can take a year or less to see changes—just the ...
Growing crops on Mars? Geologists explore ways to feed a Martian colony without hauling soil into space

Growing crops on Mars? Geologists explore ways to feed a Martian colony without hauling soil into space

University of Georgia | 
Practically speaking, astronauts cannot haul an endless supply of topsoil through space. So University of Georgia geologists are figuring out ...
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DNA sequencing reveals complicated evolution of peanuts, staple crop grown on 64 million acres worldwide

University of Georgia | 
According to the USDA, farmers around the world grow 44.9 million metric tons of peanuts on more than 64 million ...
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Genetic basis for fruit and vegetable shapes helps tell the story of plant evolution

Merritt Melancon | University of Georgia | 
From elongated oblongs to near-perfect spheres, vegetables come in almost every size and shape. But what differentiates a fingerling potato ...
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Genetically engineered poplar trees, switchgrass could lead to more efficient biofuels

Allyson Mann | University of Georgia | 
A research team led by the University of Georgia has discovered that manipulation of the same gene in poplar trees ...

CRISPR gene editing used to genetically modify trees to protect their health

James Hataway | University of Georgia | 
Researchers at the University of Georgia have used a gene editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9 to modify the genome of ...
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