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Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Plant Science

Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: Hybrid winter barley had fewer very low yields in drought and heavy rain
Biology

Hybrid winter barley had fewer very low yields in drought and heavy rain

Hybrid winter barley showed a lower risk of very low yields than pure-line barley in a field experiment covering wet, dry and near-normal seasons. The difference was clearest during drought and excess rain, although the results describe one defined production system rather than barley-growing conditions broadly.

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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: A wheat gene variant raises nitrogen efficiency and grain yield
Biology

A wheat gene variant raises nitrogen efficiency and grain yield

Researchers identified a wheat allele that improves nitrogen use efficiency and increases grain yield. The finding could give breeders a route to develop wheat varieties that use fertilizer nitrogen more effectively, although the study does not establish how much fertilizer farmers could save.

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