NUIG RESEARCHERS IN CROP DNA BREAKTHROUGH
Date Published: 08-Nov-2011
Researchers are NUIGalway are part of a global group, which has decoded a crop, which feeds millions of the world's poorest people.
The breakthrough in sequencing the DNA of the pigeonpea crop will have a major impact on improved crop production.
The pigeonpea is known as the 'poor people's meat' because of its high protein content.