All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Gene search to combat heat stress in canola Gene search to combat heat stress in canola 06/10/2020 | 2 MINS Identifying the genes that make canola heat-tolerant is the aim of a five-year Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) research project led by Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs (LIT) Institute of Agriculture Research Fellow Sheng Chen. The long-term objective of the research, which has seen field trials planted in Western Australia and New South Wales this year, is to provide heat-tolerant germplasm (genetic material such as seeds or tissues) to plant breeders to help them create more resilient crops. Dr Chen said plant breeders could create new commercial varieties and help the industry maintain productivity as temperatures rose. ΓÇ£Heat stress is globally identified as an issue of increasing concern, with average temperatures projected to rise in coming decades,ΓÇ¥ Dr Chen said. ΓÇ£Canola is particularly sensitive to heat stress. ΓÇ£Previous research undertaken at LIT identified that temperatures of more than 30
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Gene search to combat heat stress in canola Gene search to combat heat stress in canola 06/10/2020 | 2 MINS Identifying the genes that make canola heat-tolerant is the aim of a five-year Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) research project led by Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs (LIT) Institute of Agriculture Research Fellow Sheng Chen.
The long-term objective of the research, which has seen field trials planted in Western Australia and New South Wales this year, is to provide heat-tolerant germplasm (genetic material such as seeds or tissues) to plant breeders to help them create more resilient crops.
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Dr Chen said plant breeders could create new commercial varieties and help the industry maintain productivity as temperatures rose.
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ΓÇ£Heat stress is globally identified as an issue of increasing concern, with average temperatures projected to rise in coming decades,ΓÇ¥ Dr Chen said.
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ΓÇ£Canola is particularly sensitive to heat stress.
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ΓÇ£Previous research undertaken at LIT identified that temperatures of more than 30
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