Published in Nature Genetics · View the paper (DOI)
An international consortium has sequenced the entire genome of durum wheat, revealing genes responsible for traits like yield, disease resistance, and nutritional properties. The team has also identified a gene that accumulates cadmium in durum grain, enabling selective breeding to reduce toxic levels.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- International team decodes the durum wheat genome University of Saskatchewan · Apr 8, 2019 · first to report
- Genome assembly of pasta wheat leads to new insights for modern wheat breeding Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research · Apr 9, 2019
- Gene responsible for toxic metal accumulation in durum wheat identified University of Alberta · Apr 9, 2019