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Developing genomic profiles of DNA samples can accelerate the breeding process.

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tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Breeders are developing wheat varieties that have stable grain yield under low-water and high-temperature conditions.

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tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Consumers near Mexico City perceived blue maize tortillas to taste better. They were willing to pay up to a third more to buy them for special family events or to consume them in restaurants.

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tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Studying changing food consumption patterns in the context of urbanization and economic and population growth helps plan for the future.

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Mechanization is about finding solutions for farmers in rural communities.

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tag icon Innovations

Growing the right wheat varieties is necessary to nutritiously feed a growing population in the context of environmental stress.