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Genes for seeds arose early in plant evolution, ferns reveal
The emergence of seed-producing plants more than 300 million years ago was an evolutionary watershed, opening new environments to plants and ultimately leading to the flowering plants that brighten our world and supply much of our food. But it was less of a leap than it seems, newly published DNA sequences suggest. The genomes, from
Future Seeds: How crop breeding can help address global challenges from food security and poverty to malnutrition
The world’s largest genetic library for beans, cassava and tropical forages has been officially opened in Colombia. It’s aim: to preserve plant biodiversity and support cutting-edge agricultural research.The Future Seeds genebank, situated near Cali in Colombia, is managed by global research partnership CGIAR’s Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).…