From the marvelous chrysanthemum to the audacious azalea, the University of Minnesota’s cold-hardy breeding program has delivered far more than maroon and gold to Minnesota’s landscape. A cold-hardy ...

UC Davis researchers in the Department of Plant Sciences have laid the foundation for understanding the genes that control the ripening process in plums. Po-Kai Huang, a postdoctoral scholar, ...

From droughts to disease, coffee and chocolate are under threat, but scientists and farmers are working together to keep these daily treats on the table.

Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the proteins they encode. Traditionally, this technique has been used in microbes, ...

In a proof-of-concept experiment, scientists demonstrated that you can create and fertilize human eggs in the lab using sperm, genes from skin cells, and the "shells" of existing egg cells.

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) stands as a cornerstone in global agriculture, crucially nourishing over half of the world's population. As a model organism for ...

Rwandan researchers have piloted ‘butterfly farming’ as a practical solution to reduce pressure on Ibanda-Makera Forest in Kirehe District. ALSO READ: Plans underway to transform Kirehe’s ...

"Tests of a new breeding method have shown a reduction of more than 70% in the production cost of insect larvae," claims Ynsect.

Clemson University has been accused of demolition by neglect of a building it wants to tear down at historic vegetable research farm in Charleston.

USDA-Funded Breeding Insight Program Relocates to UF/IFAS, Bringing Advanced Technology to Accelerate Crop Development and Support Local Agriculture. In a move poised to strengthen the nation's food ...

The USDA announced $73 million in awards through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program on Sept. 23 — and Pacific Northwest projects brought home nearly $9 million for marketing, education […] ...