Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb ...

The use of haploid induction in crop breeding offers a transformative approach to accelerating the development of new, highly uniform cultivars. By generating plants with a single set of chromosomes ...

Crops utilize carbon dioxide (CO 2) through photosynthesis to create organic matter, with enhanced photosynthetic rates crucial for meeting global food demands. While crop phenomics has focused on ...

Few are more invested in our land and food than America’s corn farmers. Yet agriculture is often unfairly criticized, oversimplifying the practices that made the U.S. the world’s most productive and ...

Scientists are harnessing genetic modification to transform oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) into a crop resilient against the mounting pressures of climate change. Through advancements in genomic ...

This phrase ‘biologicals’ described as an input for cultivating crops initially confused me. After all, isn’t crop production by its very nature a biological process? Plants basically need water, ...

Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's ...

The global food system stands on the pillars of three crops: rice, wheat and maize, which together account for 50 percent of the world’s consumer calories. And just 30 plants are responsible for ...

Local farms are fully prepared for the new agricultural season, with the Ministry of Municipality projecting a 5 10% increase ...