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Technology to speed breeding

Jan 3, 2022
Jan 3, 2022

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Development of a tool to accelerate breeding of legumes and sorghum is the aim of researchers from the University of California-Davis. The researchers recently were awarded a $6.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to use 3-D modeling, artificial intelligence and crop genetics to develop the tool.

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