Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...

Corn is one of the world's most important crops, critical for food, feed, and industrial applications. In 2023, corn production in China alone accounted for 41% of total crop production, highlighting ...

Plant breeders have always faced a brutal trade-off: the traits that matter most for food security, like drought tolerance or ...

This comprehensive book covers the underlying scientific principles, state of the art technologies and methodologies of plant mutagenesis. It covers historical development and commonly used ...

Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are often sold to farmers and the public on the grounds that they are the wave of the future, taking over where conventional plant breeding left off by improving ...

NIKIÈMA, M.P., OUÉDRAOGO, N., TRAORÉ, H., SAWADOGO, M., JANKULOSKI, L., GHANIM, A.M.A., YONLI, D. (2020). Sorghum Mutation Breeding for Tolerance to Water Deficit ...

AI-driven plant breeding accelerates trait identification for climate adaptation and food security, but risks inequality and environmental harm. Democratic control of these technologies are vital for ...