AgAnnex featured research by Michael Deyholos, a biology professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
He identified the genes responsible for fibres in the stem of flax.
“These findings have allowed us to zero in the genetic profile of the toughest part of this plant and may one day help us engineer some of that toughness out,” said Deyholos. “With further research, we might one day be able to help farmers make money off a waste material that wreaks havoc on farm equipment and costs hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to deal with.”
A similar story appeared on Castanet.
