Author: Gio Braidotti
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SNB resistance a case study in genetic fluidity
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2021-02-26T09:00:00+11:00Advanced analysis is helping to deploy newly discovered disease resistance genes against Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB) to achieve beneficial levels of protection under paddock conditions
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Sensing advances to lift crop trials to a new level
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2021-02-22T09:00:00+11:00Summary: Australia has joined with the European Union to facilitate the application of remote sensing, imaging and data processing technologies to the benefit of Australia’s grain industries
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Bridge to wild relatives may break barley’s yield ceiling
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2021-01-27T09:00:00+11:00A step change in barley’s yield potential in both favourable and drought-affected seasons is being masterminded by South Australian researchers through an ingenious use of genetic diversity sourced from barley’s wild relatives
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Lab-to-paddock technology raises wheat breeding bar
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2021-01-07T09:00:00+11:00A decade of innovation in analytical technology applied to wheat breeding has helped lift yields and resilience in the face of drought and heat stress
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Uptake by breeders of weed-competitive wheat lines
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2020-10-09T00:00:00+11:00A revamp of wheat’s early growth characteristics has enhanced its ability to outcompete weeds, with the new trait attracting the interest of commercial breeders
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Breeding with an eye on genes for paddocks
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2020-10-02T00:00:00+10:00Narrowing the gap between realised and potential yield is the aim of a new breeding method that predicts the best gene combinations needed to handle real-life conditions and variability in the paddock
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Genetics offer insight into crown rot disease severity
Author: Gio Braidotti, 2020-07-16T14:26:06+10:00The genome sequence of the Fusarium crown rot pathogen has provided insights into shifts in disease severity on wheat crops.
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Genomics come of age
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2020-07-16T00:00:00+10:00New genomic tools allow valuable traits to be extracted from the mungbean gene pool.
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Wheat breeding tool set to optimise energy use efficiency
Author: Gio Braidotti, 2020-04-21T00:00:00+10:00AI-backed 'energy use efficiency' index helps breeders shunt wheat energy into yield.
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Imaging innovation harnessed to speed the search for genetic gain in cereals
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2020-04-15T00:00:00+10:00New X-ray CT scanner set to detect stress tolerance in cereal crop lines.