Plant breeders go back to nature

Dani Zamir

doi:10.1038/ng0308-269

Plant breeders go back to nature

Dani Zamir^*

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Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture

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Abstract

A new mapping study identifies a natural protein variant influencing oil content and composition in maize seeds. This example illustrates the power of exploiting natural variation to improve crop yields and address current breeding challenges.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	269-270
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Genetics
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0308-269
State	Published - Mar 2008

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