Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution

(John Innes Centre) A new technology, speed breeding, allows plants to be grown more rapidly. The technology produced wheat, from seed-to-seed in 8 weeks. Dr Brande Wulff (John Innes Centre) explains why speed is of the essence: " Globally, we face a huge challenge in breeding higher yielding and more resilient crops. Cycling through more generations in less time will allow us to rapidly create and test genetic combinations, looking for the best combinations for different environments. "
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news