Wheat is the most widely cultivated crop in the world; over 215 million hectares are grown annually. To meet the demands of a growing global population, plant breeders face the challenge of increasing ...

Wheat has a very large and complex genome. Researchers have found that different varieties can use their genes in different ways. By studying RNA—the molecules that carry out instructions from ...

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• The pan-genome consists of the genomes of 26 modern cultivars and landraces as well as seven wild oat lines. • The team also built a pan-transcriptome—showing which genes are active in which genomes ...

A New York University-led research team has used single-cell RNA sequencing technology to compare individual cells across corn, sorghum, and millet, and reveal evolutionary differences among these ...