Rice harvesting for research improved by "genome editing" National Agricultural Research Organization November 7, 13:08
k10012167651_201911071305_201911071305.mp4
A research institute in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, harvested rice for research that has been improved so that more rice can be harvested using a technology called “genome editing” that can manipulate genes freely. Research institutes will analyze data in the future to develop more effective technologies.
National agricultural research institute “Agricultural Research Organization”, which is researching agricultural technology, is developing rice that yields about 20% higher than before by using “genome editing” technology that can manipulate genes freely. It has been cultivated in paddy fields for 2 years and verified.
On the 7th, we harvested research rice planted in May in a 15 are paddy field in Tsukuba City.
The development is to select multiple genes from high yielding rice and rewrite the gene by genome editing to further increase the yield. So far, we have planted and verified 100 patterns of rice.
In fact, the top 40 patterns were selected for rice planting, and many of the influences of the typhoon grew smoothly. Analyzing the data in the future, developing more effective technologies and selecting patterns Is going further.
“We are expecting that the results of the analysis will be good because we have grown well,” I hope to lead to the development of useful varieties for farmers and consumers. I was talking.