This postdoc uses genome sequencing to uncover genes that shaped plant domestication and can be used to guide the development ...

Plant genetics and breeding are at the heart of sustainable agriculture, food security, and biodiversity conservation. As global challenges such as climate change, population growth, and shifting ...

Lagoda, P.J.L. 2.1 Use of Tissue Culture and Mutation Induction to Improve Banana Production for Smallholders in Sri Lanka. In: Chapter 2: Case Studies in the Crop Sector of Biotechnologies at Work ...

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 ...

New techniques developed at UC Davis could allow breeding of plants with one genetic parent, dramatically speeding up breeding of new crop varieties. (Getty Images) Scientists are a step closer to ...

Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles, and peanut butter. In the United States, cotton is a $7 billion ...

Layer genetics company continues commitment to combining cutting-edge genetics with practical solutions that help egg producers succeed now and prepare for the future.

Induction, rapid fixation and retention of mutations in vegetatively propagated banana. Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak, Owen A. Huynh, Marta Brozynska, Joy Nakitandwe† and Bradley J. Till* Plant Breeding ...