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Argentina Responds to Climate Challenge with Transgenic Seeds
http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=eng&idnews=3916[font face=Times, Times New Roman, Serif][font size=5]Argentina Responds to Climate Challenge with Transgenic Seeds[/font]
By Marcela Valente
[font size=4]Transgenic drought-resistant corn, wheat and soybean seeds developed in Argentina promise to withstand water shortages while continuing to provide high yields during times of normal rainfall.[/font]
[font size=3]BUENOS AIRES, Mar 12 (Tierramérica).- Researchers in Argentina have isolated a sunflower gene and implanted it into corn, wheat and soybean seeds to make them more resistant to drought and soil salinity, problems increasingly faced by this South American agricultural powerhouse as a result of global warming.
The discovery was made by a team of researchers led by molecular biologist Raquel Chan of the Agrobiotechnology Institute of the Littoral, created by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the public National University of the Littoral, in the northeastern Argentine province of Santa Fe.
The researchers isolated one of the 50,000 genes that make up the structure of the sunflower, known as HAHB4, which helps it to endure water shortages. They introduced the gene into wheat, corn and soybean species, then carried out three years of field testing in different regions of the country with varying climates and soils.
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By Marcela Valente
[font size=4]Transgenic drought-resistant corn, wheat and soybean seeds developed in Argentina promise to withstand water shortages while continuing to provide high yields during times of normal rainfall.[/font]
[font size=3]BUENOS AIRES, Mar 12 (Tierramérica).- Researchers in Argentina have isolated a sunflower gene and implanted it into corn, wheat and soybean seeds to make them more resistant to drought and soil salinity, problems increasingly faced by this South American agricultural powerhouse as a result of global warming.
The discovery was made by a team of researchers led by molecular biologist Raquel Chan of the Agrobiotechnology Institute of the Littoral, created by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the public National University of the Littoral, in the northeastern Argentine province of Santa Fe.
The researchers isolated one of the 50,000 genes that make up the structure of the sunflower, known as HAHB4, which helps it to endure water shortages. They introduced the gene into wheat, corn and soybean species, then carried out three years of field testing in different regions of the country with varying climates and soils.
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