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Feeding the World One Seed at a Time

A seed-cloning technology developed at Utah State University could feed billions of people throughout the world. Plant genetics professor John Carman says the patented process offers an inexpensive way of reproducing hybrid seeds that produce high yields. He believes the new process could greatly benefit residents of developing countries.
 
From “Multiply and replenish” by Emilie Holmes, Standard-Examiner, October 15, 2004. For more information, contact John Carman, professor, Utah State University Department of Plants, Soils and Biometeorology, 435-797-2238; jcarm@mendel.usu.edu.

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