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Nitrogen-efficient barley varieties on the horizon

NEW barley varieties with significantly improved nitrogen efficiency may help to reduce fertiliser use and greenhouse gas emissions, as a result of advances made by a Western Australian research collaboration.

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 DPIRD research scientist Yong Han (Left), Murdoch University PhD student Sakura Karunarathne and Western Crop Genetics Alliance director Chengdao Li, with newly developed barley variety.

DPIRD research scientist Yong Han (Left), Murdoch University PhD student Sakura Karunarathne and Western Crop Genetics Alliance director Chengdao Li, with newly developed barley variety.

The Western Crop Genetics Alliance, between the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and Murdoch University, has used gene editing technology to lift nitrogen use efficiency...

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