Genetic material benefits

By Gregor Heard
Updated December 22 2015 - 9:41am, first published November 23 2012 - 4:00am
Samuel Gaste, a French-based breeder with RAGT, points out the difference between Australian and French wheats, with the French wheats shorter and more compact.
Samuel Gaste, a French-based breeder with RAGT, points out the difference between Australian and French wheats, with the French wheats shorter and more compact.

THE significant differences between the genetic material in Australian wheat varieties and their European counterparts could have big benefits for the Australian grains industry, says French-based breeder Samuel Gaste, as researchers inject European germplasm into varieties for Australia, which could help boost the yields of Aussie varieties.

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