The mission of the Plant Center is to enhance the tradition of outstanding research in plant science at the University of Georgia. It achieves its purpose by fostering and supporting interactions among those members of the UGA research community who share common interests in:
3 days 27 minutes ago
Russell Malmberg - first genetic linkage map for a carnivorous plant!
franklin.uga.edu
By: Alan Flurry Researchers in the UGA department of plant biology have published the first genetic linkage map for what has long-been an object of human fascination: plants that have evolved the capacity to capture and digest insects. Lead author Russell Malmberg explains: "We normally think of pla...
6 days 20 hours ago
Plant Center Members Wayne Parrott and Jason Wallace team up to study the bladderwort http://newswire.caes.uga.edu/story.html?storyid=7801
newswire.caes.uga.edu
With the advent of CRISPR technologies and other precise genome editing methods, it has become faster and easier for crop scientists to breed new varieties. But there are still a few technical roadblocks that need to be overcome.
