First sugarcane genome sequence significant scientific achievement: Australian researcher_china.org.cn

First sugarcane genome sequence significant scientific achievement: Australian researcher_china.org.cn

CANBERRA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have mapped the genetic blueprint of sugarcane for the first time in a major advancement for agricultural biotechnology. In research published on Wednesday, an international research consortium including a team from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) revealed they have completed the first comprehensive reference genome for the widely-cultivated sugarcane hybrid R570. It marks a major advancement for agricultural biotechnology and the first time that sugarcane has been fully sequenced due to …