On The Genetic Horizon: Cereal Crops That Survive Flooding
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 09:50
in Biology & Nature
New research has identified the mechanism used by plants in stress conditions to sense low oxygen levels - and scientists then used that knowledge and advanced breeding techniques to reduce yield loss in barley under water-logged conditions.In 2011, University of Nottingham Professor of Crop Science Michael Holdsworth and colleagues identified the mechanism used by plants in stress conditions to sense low oxygen levels and now they have discovered how this works in barley. “We now know how to breed barley cultivars more tolerant to waterlogging and flooding,” says Holdsworth. read more