| 1 | Certainly, the value of conventional breeding should not be overlooked. | |
| 2 | A spokesperson for the two did not return calls for comment about their breeding program. | |
| 3 | It is important that the use of GM technology should be considered in the context of conventional breeding techniques. | |
| 4 | Biotechnology can provide farmers with disease-free planting materials and speed up conventional breeding programmes. | |
| 5 | The team say the GW2 gene will facilitate breeding efforts to improve grain yield in food crops. |