CUHK’s Hong Kong Seed Technology and Education Center (SeedTEC) (Porject led by Center Director Prof HM Lam) ’s collaboration with Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of the Hong Kong government to reintroduce lost local heirloom rice varieties to Hong Kong farmers has been featured in “CUHK in Touch” on September 14.
There were two renowned varieties of rice which were once particular to the region’s rural New Territories, “Fa Yiu Tsai” and “See Mew”. SeedTEC has used novel genomic sequencing technology and molecular markers to generate a “genetic ID” which makes it possible to establish the authenticity of these varieties and then, hopefully, grow them again.
Article published in “CUHK In Touch” can be viewed here.
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