Wheat breeding in a better spot

By Elizabeth Anderson
Updated December 15 2015 - 5:50pm, first published August 26 2014 - 4:00am
BY SELECTION: Prof Richard Oliver and his team have developed a test that can identify disease-prone wheat lines in a few days – and take them out of the selection process.
BY SELECTION: Prof Richard Oliver and his team have developed a test that can identify disease-prone wheat lines in a few days – and take them out of the selection process.

RESULTS of a 14-year research project on 'silent killer' fungal diseases eating into wheat yields could save the agricultural industry more than $300 million annually.

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