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Wild relatives of sugarcane hold genes that could be bred into commercial sugarcane varieties in Australia to help increase sugar production. 

Stem rust, the biggest disease threat to the Australian wheat industry is about to receive a huge knock back with four powerful stem rust resistance genes being located and ‘flagged’ with DNA markers.

An ‘invisible’ genome inherited from grandparents sparked worldwide interest following a Nature article earlier this year.

Australian and Japanese researchers have demonstrated the application of RNAi technology for gene replacement in plants, developing the world’s only blue rose.

In a world's first, scientists from CSIRO Plant Industry and Japan's Okayama University have isolated an aluminium tolerance gene from wheat which will accelerate the development of crops that can help battle Australia's $1 billion soil acidity problem.

A handful of genes in a morphine free poppy could hold the key to producing improved pain management pharmaceuticals.

In a world first CSIRO Plant Industry has discovered a gene that is the 'Achilles heel' of rust, a common disease of plants, which could save millions in breeding rust resistant plants and avert losses in food production.

The secret of flowering in our major food crops like wheat has been revealed with the discovery by CSIRO Plant Industry of a gene that triggers flowering in cereals.