Wild gene makes wheat crops salt-tolerant

Monday, March 12, 2012 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

ADELAIDE, Australia, March 12 (UPI) -- Australian researchers say they've bred salt tolerance into a variety of wheat, resulting in a 25 percent increase in grain yield in salty soils.

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