Humans began changing plants as soon as they domesticated and cultivated them instead of just gathering them. Humans began ...

With NGTs, crop scientists can speed up the slow process of traditional breeding that farmers have used since the birth of agriculture in the distant past. They get results quickly by nudging ...

In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from breeding tastier fruits and veggies to directly editing plant genes that help crops ...

The newly created [aclp.eu] Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) simplifies access to patented traits for European ...

Germplasm is a genetic resource such as seeds, tissues and DNA sequences that are maintained for the purpose of animal and plant breeding. But the four-person team of researchers and scientists ...

Twenty five years ago, the IAEA initiated a research programme on the development of in vitro mutagenesis in banana at the Plant Breeding Laboratory and since then has developed considerable and ...

A new study published in Engineering uncovers the dual-faced effects of elevated CO2 on food security. It shows that while ...

As global temperatures rise, the ability to understand how plants respond to heat has never been more critical.

Gene editing has taken root in plant breeding, leading to numerous advances in plant-based foods. K-State scientists, for ...

Now in its 11th year, the Proven Winners Horticulture Scholarship program is accepting applications from both undergraduate ...