Advanced breeding tools and data-driven insights are helping farmers get more yield, consistency and value from every acre.

When different varieties of one plant species are crossed with each other, their hybrid offspring are often more robust and grow more quickly than their parents. However, in the next generation, this ...

Here, we discuss the Opinion of Advocate General Bobek 7, which we believe sheds light on how the EU will likely deal with so-called 'mutagenic' NPBTs (e.g., oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) ...

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To feed the burgeoning human population, it is vital that the world figures out ways to boost food production. Increasing crop yields through conventional plant breeding is inefficient – the outcomes ...

Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The question is why. New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) ...

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the main courtroom of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir By Robert-Jan Bartunek ...

Plant scientists have been employing science to improve crops for centuries. Evidence from early cave dwellers suggest they selected seeds from plants that had the best tall stalks and seeds. A great ...

Scientists have developed simultaneous triploid and hexaploid varieties of Haemanthus albiflos by the application of endosperm culture, thus extending the use of this technique. Scientists at Hokkaido ...