Articles in the July 13, 2012 Issue of Crop Biotech Update

NEWS

Global
• International Team Sequences Banana Genome
• Global Food Security Index Examines Core Food Issues
• Nagoya Protocol Meeting Prepares Towards Implementation

Africa
• Uganda Sees Biotechnology as Key to Food Security and Nutrition
• High Yielding Cowpea Seeds Boost Production in Mali
• Obasanjo Calls For Investments in Agricultural Research

Americas
• Public Consultation Event in Soybean and Corn in Uruguay
• Scientists Discover How Nematodes Attack Plants
• White Rot Fungus Boosts Ethanol Production from Corn Stalks, Cobs and Leaves
• Winter Wheat Variety to PNW Growers

Asia and the Pacific
• India to Host (COP/MOP 6) and (COP-11)
• Origin Agritech Provides Update on Corn Seed R&D Programs
• Malaysian Government Driving R&D to Boost Agri Output
• Scientists Find Key Gene for GI of Rice
• Online Feature Improves Pest, Disease Reporting in Western Australia
• GAIN Report on Biotechnology in Japan: Numerous Approvals But No Planting
• New GRDC Study on No Till Farming and Its Effects
• Salt Tolerant Chickpea Project to Boost Crop Production
• New Variety Crops at Maha 2012

Research
• Subchronic Feeding Study of High Oleic Acid-Herbicide Tolerant Soybean in Rats
• Increased α-tocotrienol in GM Rice Seeds overexpressing Arabidopsis γ-tocopherol Methyltransferase
• Scientists Investigate Effect of Bt Cotton on Microorganism Communities

Announcements
• Country Biotech Facts and Trends
• International Conference and Exhibition on Life Sciences in Hyderabad, India
• Conference on ''Challenges Facing Cotton Trade and Industry, 2013''
• Kenya BIosafety Conference Call for Papers
• Postgraduate Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology

Document Reminders
• PABIC Releases New Educational Booklet on Agro-biotechnology
• Book on Systematic Protocols for Gene Synthesis

Scientists Find Key Gene for GI of Rice

Researchers from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have identified the key gene that determines the glycemic index (GI) of rice. This breakthrough will help breeders develop rice varieties with different GI levels, depending on the needs of the consumers. This would also pave the way towards the development of low GI food products based on rice.

According to IRRI scientist Dr. Melissa Fitzgerald, GI is the measure of the relative ability of carbohydrates in foods to raise blood sugar levels after eating. Dr. Tony Bird of CSIRO stressed that low GI diets can reduce the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes, and also help diabetics improve their condition.

Read CSIRO's media story at http://www.csiro.au/en/Portals/Media/Study-reveals-good-news-about-the-GI-of-rice.aspx.

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This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)

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