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Gene editing approach aims for broad disease resistance in staple food crops

Dr. Junqi Song, Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist in Dallas, believes his team has discovered a system for achieving broad disease resistance in a number of staple food crops. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Gabe Saldana) A novel gene editing approach could hold the key to broad-spectrum disease resistance in certain staple food crops… Continue reading Gene editing approach aims for broad disease resistance in staple food crops

Soybeans supplant corn as dominant U.S. crop

Soybeans are the dominant crop nationwide at 89.6 million acres and there’s plenty of oilseeds leftover from last year to sell, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed today. The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) and industry partners are going on the offense to market what’s left of last year’s 4.4-billion-bushel record crop and this year’s… Continue reading Soybeans supplant corn as dominant U.S. crop