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Technology increases wheat yield by 20 per cent
Researchers at Oxford University and Rothamsted Research have developed a new plant application that harnesses the power of sucrose in wheat to produce more grains. A synthetic molecule solution is sprayed on plants, resulting in an increase in wheat grain size and yied of up to 20 per cent. There is also reason to believe the solution could help wheat plants recover from drought. |READ MORE
December 15, 2016 By Oxford University
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