Garlic cloves, lily and gladioli bulbs, Jerusalem artichoke tubers and strawberry stolons are all examples of plants reproduced as clones. Genetic diversity, cloning and sowing are words that all have one thing in common: they are the result of reproduction. Sexual reproduction results in seedlings that increase the genetic diversity of a particular species while …
Garden Chat: seedlings, clones and a bit of plant breeding Read More »
HONG KONG SAR – Media Outreach – December 1, 2022 – Research conducted by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) involving the use of a pioneering female infertility technique has led to a breakthrough in the production of hybrid rice seeds. Compared to the “three-line” male-sterility technique commonly used in hybrid rice seed production, the new …
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Biologist Sophie Hewitt pulls a military green eight-wheeled amphibious vehicle not much bigger than a quad through boot-sucking mud and chest-high puddles. We approach a distant murmur that sounds like road traffic. But that is not possible; we are in the Macquarie Marshes, northwest of Dubbo, surrounded …
Rains cause breeding ‘frenzy’ in stunning NSW wetland Read More »
