Systems biology approach identifies nutrient regulation of biological clock in plants
27 May 2008
Researchers employ a systems biological analysis of genome-scale data from Arabidopsis plants to spot the the master gene controlling the biological clock sensitive to nutrient status.

Researchers sequence papaya genomes
27 May 2008
Papaya becomes the the fifth angiosperm, after Arabidopsis, rice, grape and poplar, to have its genes completely sequenced.

Researchers identify genes that trigger hormone production in plants
21 May 2008
North Carolina Sate University researchers identify a small group of genes that control hormone production in plants by “telling” the plant when, where and how to produce hormones, auxin and ethylene, that are key to their development.

GM plants may replace petrochemicals for plastics
21 May 2008
A collaborative research between scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Grains Research and Development Corporation Crop Biofactories Initiative (CBI) manages to accumulate 30% of an unusual fatty acid (UFA) in the Arabidopsis plant.

Ceres to market energy crops under new brand in the US
14 May 2008
The US-based energy crop company, Ceres, is to market its agricultural seeds and traits business, named Blade Energy Crops, in the US.

DuPont launches New Technology to accelerate maize research
14 May 2008
Pioneer Hi-Bred 's Functional Analysis System for Traits (FAST) and imaging will reduce test plant growth times while electing the most promising plants for field testing.

Common genetic factor key in nitrogen-fixing plants
12 May 2008
A discovery in the role of SymRK in the symbiotic association involving bacteria (Rhizobium spp or Frankia spp) or a mycorrhizal fungus in plants could lead to the development of nitrogen-fixing crops and therefore reduce nitrogen pollution.

Zinc genetic markers found in barley for improved yields
9 May 2008
Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) identifies chromosomal regions conferring zinc efficiency in barley, which could have significance for improvements in zinc status within human diets.

Maize genomic sequences mapped by researchers
9 May 2008
A collaboration of researchers from academia and biotech corporations, led by Washington University (St Louis) researchers, has mapped out complex genomic sequence of maize.

BASF stresses EU commissioner to approve Amflora
6 May 2008
BASF has called upon the EU Commissioner Stavros Dimas to approve genetically modified potato Amflora for commercial cultivation in Europe in an open letter. The company has asked him to do this without ‘any further delay’.

Arcadia Biosciences enters agreement to develop nitrogen use efficient wheat
6 May 2008
Arcadia Biosciences (Davis, California), ACPFG and CSIRO, through the Food Futures Flagship, collaborates to develop and commercialise wheat and barley varieties that will utilise less nitrogen fertiliser.

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