date:May 26, 2014
tant in the United States, but its very important for developing nations as well, Jackson said. In many areas, it is a primary calorie source for families and a cash crop for farmers.
According to plant geneticist Rajeev Varshney of India, improving peanut varieties to be more drought, insect and disease resistant, using the genome sequence, can help farmers in developed nations produce more peanuts with fewer pesticides and other chemicals and help farmers in developing nations feed their fami