Gene editing delivers 15-16pc protein sorghum

Mark Phelps
Updated November 19 2019 - 4:25pm, first published 4:19pm
FEEDING THE WORLD: Professor Ian Godwin from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation has revealed a sorghym with 15-16 per cent protein.
FEEDING THE WORLD: Professor Ian Godwin from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation has revealed a sorghym with 15-16 per cent protein.

RESEARCHERS have achieved a major breakthrough in sorghum, elevating the protein of the globally important cereal crop from 9-10 per cent to a staggering 15-16pc.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps

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