CROPPING

New barley gene helps crops cope with a changing climate

A NEW barley gene has been found to strengthen drought tolerance and ease mechanical harvest in common crop varieties.

Staff writer
 Jingye Cheng (PhD student of the University of Tasmania and Murdoch University), Professor Chengdao Li (Western Crop Genetics Alliance director) and Dr Yong Han (DPIRD molecular geneticist) inspect gene-edited barley at the GRDC Grain Precinct at Murdoch University.

Jingye Cheng (PhD student of the University of Tasmania and Murdoch University), Professor Chengdao Li (Western Crop Genetics Alliance director) and Dr Yong Han (DPIRD molecular geneticist) inspect gene-edited barley at the GRDC Grain Precinct at Murdoch University.

The discovery was made during a recent collaboration between Western Australia's Western Crop Genetics Alliance (WCGA), the University of Tasmania and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science. The...

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