Challenges of Breeding "VIPeas"

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 13:31 in Biology & Nature

Breeding new varieties of chickpeas with desirable traits - such as increased resistance to diseases and pests - is difficult. In a new study, researchers evaluated four combinations of breeding methods and tested whether they increased the success rate of crossing chickpeas.

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