Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a globally important vegetable crop with substantial nutritional and economic value. Modern breeding efforts have increasingly focused on overcoming the restrictive ...

A group of researchers has discovered a new approach to cereal plant breeding that takes into account the internal 'calculator' of plant seeds that makes them continuously reorganize themselves ...

If you’re a horticulture enthusiast, you should be able to appreciate the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics at the University of Georgia. The institute, IPBGG, has helped develop ...

The central work area of this Section is to assist Member States in the design and implementation of innovative and effective plant breeding programmes using radiation-induced mutation through, for ...

Left: Beet seedlings in ‘conetainers’ await vernalization for rapid-cycle seed production. Mitch McGrath is research geneticist with the USDA-ARS Sugarbeet & Bean Research Unit, Michigan State ...

Innovative plant breeding programmes using safe and proven nuclear techniques are vital for enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture. For nearly 60 years, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of ...

AMES, Iowa – When a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was devastating for farmers. But it also presented a natural experiment for an Iowa State University ...

The backyard garden of a mathematician has rejuvenated Texas rose research in a way that could lead to improvements not only for the flowering bush but for some berry crops. COLLEGE STATION – The ...

A group of scientists intentionally planted corn misfits to perpetuate the wide array of genetic variation in the Midwest’s ...

Your dog’s ability to learn new tricks may be less a product of your extensive training than their underlying genetics. Among 101 dog breeds, scientists found that certain behavioral traits such as ...