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Nature Genetics 40, 269–270 (1 March 2008) | doi:10.1038/ng0308-269

Plant breeders go back to nature

Dani Zamir

Plant breeders are currently faced with the challenge of bringing about a new 'Green Revolution' to feed the ever-growing world population and to develop alternative energy crops. Indeed, breeding responsibilities have become multifaceted.