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Nature Genetics 40, 269 - 270 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ng0308-269
Plant breeders go back to nature
Dani Zamir1
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Dani Zamir is at the Faculty of Agriculture of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
e-mail: zamir@agri.huji.ac.il
Abstract
A new mapping study identifies a natural protein variant influencing oil content and composition in maize seeds. This example illustrates the power of exploiting natural variation to improve crop yields and address current breeding challenges.
