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A paper has been published that highlights discovery of a gene, , influencing barley grain Zinc concentrations in germplasm collections from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a modern fast-track plant breeding approach to develop varieties with desirable traits such as grain nutrient concentration.

Frontiers | Variation at the major facilitator superfamily ZIFL1 gene influences zinc concentration of barley grain Food and nutritional security are global challenges exacerbated by an increasing human population and impacted by climate change. Barley is among the top cereal crops grown worldwide and is a strategic crop for food and nutrition security in several geographical domains. However, barley grains are g...

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It takes our Sun 250 million years to orbit the Milky Way.

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