SHORTLIST / GPC AWARDS
ULaTrobe Researchers The team, led by Dugald Reid, successfully identified the nitrogen fixation "off-switch" in legume plants. COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA
NOMINEE FOR: INNOVATION Read more here What is your contribution
to the industry? Finding this switch is about finding new options for pulses, putting them in places where maybe they weren’t optimal previously and making them more attractive to growers. What is the potential of your initiative? This research is supported by Gates AgOne, which is focused on improving the yields of staple crops. This discovery can help us boost the productivity of cowpeas, which are a vital food for 200 million people in Sub Saharan Africa.
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