One gene makes the difference: Breeding winter-hardy faba beans
An international research team involving the IPK Leibniz Institute has discovered a small yet significant genetic difference in faba beans. Whether a plant survives the winter or can only be grown in spring hinges on a single location in the genome. The results of the study, which could significantl...
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An international research team involving the IPK Leibniz Institute has discovered a small yet significant genetic difference in faba beans. Whether a plant survives the winter or can only be grown in spring hinges on a single location in the genome. The results of the study, which could significantly speed up the development of hardy varieties, are published in the journal Nature Genetics.
Originally published at Phys.org
