Ancient hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 22:10 in Biology & Nature

An international research team illuminates the origin of land plants by analyzing the first hornwort genomes. In this ancient group of land plants, they discovered genes that could help crops grow more efficiently with less synthetic fertilizer.

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