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News Release 16-132
NSF awards $44 million for genomic research on range of plants, many economically important
Grants will fund plant research relevant to science and society
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A genome-level approach to balancing the vitamins in maize, or corn, grain is a PGRP project.
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PGRP scientists are adapting perennial crops for climate change. Pictured: grapevine shoots.
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PGRP grantees are conducting research on the Solanaceae, which includes tomatoes and chili peppers.
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The genomic mechanism of domesticating a Y chromosome in papayas is the subject of PGRP research.
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PGRP biologists are studying the gene regulatory networks required to make a soybean seed.
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Investigating the genetic networks in warm season, or C4, grasses is a PGRP project.
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