Full genome map of oil palm indicates a way to raise yields and protect rainforest; single gene controls oil palm yield
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2013
A multinational team of scientists has identified a single gene, called Shell , that regulates yield of the oil palm tree. The Shell gene is responsible for the oil palm’s three known shell forms: dura (thick); pisifera (shell-less); and tenera (thin), a hybrid of dura and pisifera palms. Louis-based Orion Genomics.
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