GrassRoots

GrassRoots Biotechnology’s mission is to develop better crops to meet the world population’s growing demand for food, fuel and fiber.

Roots are a plant’s primary source of nutrient and water uptake, playing a vital role in growth, development and yield.

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UPDATES & NEWS

GrassRoots Team publishes Research article in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

GrassRoots has published an article in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society titled "High-throughput imaging and analysis of root system architecture in Brachypodium distachyon under differential nutrient availability."

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Gene Regulation

Every trait gene that is inserted into a plant must be combined with appropriate regulatory elements to control its expression. It is the combination of these expression elements (which we will collectively refer to as the promoter for brevity) and the trait gene that produces the desired phenotype....

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