Generation Challenge Programme launches a public platform for plant molecular...
TEXCOCO, MEXICO – The Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is pleased to announce the launch of a new, five-year,...
View ArticleUC Riverside researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating...
University of California–Riverside (2009). UC Riverside researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties. Press release, 13 October 2009, University of...
View ArticleResearchers complete draft genome sequence for cassava
A $1.3 Million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund the next phase of research that is critical to global food security. TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 9, 2009 – A team of academic,...
View ArticleProviding breeding solutions for the developing world
HYDERABAD, INDIA – The Molecular Breeding Platform (MBP), a public initiative conceived by the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research...
View ArticleDNA LandMarks and the Generation Challenge Programme collaborate to advance...
DNA LandMarks announced today that it has signed an agreement to collaborate with the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)....
View ArticleA powerful new partnership in plant science
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA – The Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the iPlant Collaborative signed a joint Memorandum...
View ArticleA boon to bean breeding in the tropics
Scaling to thousands: A first ever for beans, BeanCAP’s landmark donation will greatly accelerate the quest for better beans BELTSVILLE (MD), USA – The Bean Coordinated Agricultural Project...
View ArticleNew genomic resources for maize breeding
Texcoco, Mexico – The CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) announced today that it has received a major donation of maize genetic resources comprised of a portion of the Maize Allelic...
View ArticleRooting and shooting for rice: getting to the root of the matter to increase...
An article published in Nature today highlights a scientific breakthrough – the isolation of a gene that enhances root growth thereby enabling rice to take up significantly more phosphorus, a...
View ArticleInternational team unravels the chickpea genome
Scientists have successfully completed the draft genome sequence of chickpeas (Cicer arietinum), reported in an article published today in Nature Biotechnology. The study also describes the genome...
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