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112 SEEDWORLD.COM DECEMBER 2015 STATUS AUSTRALIA A gene that can prevent some of the most impor- tant wheat diseases has been identified creating the potential to save more than 1 billion in lost production in Australia alone each year. Through a global collabora- tion the gene Lr67 has been identified as providing resist- ance to three of the most important wheat rust diseases along with powdery mildew. Collaborators include the University of Sydneys Plant Breeding Institute PBI the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center University of Newcastle Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. The findings published in Nature Genetics should have wide-reaching ramifications with wheat already providing one-fifth of global caloric intake and set to spike in the next 50 years. The University of Sydney played a crucial role through the Grains Research and Development Corporation- funded Australian Cereal Rust Control Program at PBI which leads rust research to cater for the needs of Australian cereal breeding companies to release disease resistant varieties. CSIRO and the University of Newcastle contributed molecular genetics skills to world STATUS A look at seed industry developments around the globe. Researchers in Australia and Switzerland set out to protect wheat from rust diseases and fortify cassava with vitamin B6 respectively. Additionally a researcher in Korea looks to wild soybean for improved health benefits. Meanwhile Indias seed industry pushes for more collaboration and resources. clone the naturally-occurring gene that provides resistance to multiple wheat pathogens. Harbans Bariana principal research fellow at PBI and associate professor says rust diseases are among the most significant constraints to global wheat production. Estimates put potential losses from wheat rust dis- eases in Australia alone at more than 1.5 billion each year he says. The transfer of gene Lr67 into modern wheat cultivars is already in progress ... Its transfer to future wheat varieties through marker- assisted selection based on this work will increase diver- sity for resistance. Source University of Sydney. STATUS INDIA The 8th National Seed Congress in Hyderabad appealed to the Telangana state government to develop policies that encourage growth of the seed industry. Delegates asked the govern- ment to take steps for the creation of a seed mission that aligns with that of Kakatiya. According to delegates these steps include government investing resources to develop a seed cooperative clusters and seed villages. Attendees also asked for programs to enhance the pro- duction of quality seed and encourage exports. Overseeing all of these activities would be a Seed Cell that would advise and coordinate all the activities from seed production to seed marketing. The cell would bring together universities the department of agriculture pri- vate industry Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutes International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and others. Furthermore delegates requested that a Seed Knowledge Centre be estab- lished by recognizing the Department of Seed Science and Technology as a center for excellence in seed science and research in the state. The center would be designed to provide training and educa- tion for stakeholders and work on capacity building with a focus on post-graduate and doctoral studies. Source Hans India. STATUS KOREA Jeong-Dong Lee a profes- sor in the School of Applied Biosciences at Kyungpook National University works to preserve wild soybeans. These wild soybeans might possess multiple health benefits. Wild soybeans generally have higher ALA omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid concentration than cultivated soybean Lee says. In general cultivated soybeans contain 8 percent to 10 percent ALA. Wild soy can contain more than twice that amount. Essential fatty acids can have multiple positive health benefits including reduction