Phys.org

Wheat gene behind Hessian fly resistance cloned after 50-year search

Wheat gene behind Hessian fly resistance cloned after 50-year searchWorldPing

Researchers at the University of Maryland and their collaborators have cloned a gene that makes wheat resistant to feeding by Hessian fly larvae and demonstrated its direct interaction with a protein produced by the insect.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Phys.org.

Read the full report at Phys.org

Related news