A pioneering study has unveiled key genetic drivers behind the valuable traits of the yardlong bean, a nutrient-rich crop favored across Southeast Asia. By mapping traits like anthocyanin content and ...
Like other developing countries, Indonesia is facing a familiar dilemma: how to feed a growing population while protecting ...
Optimizing tree architecture is a long-standing challenge in fruit production, as branch orientation directly affects light ...
Venkatesan Sundaresan, a plant reproduction biologist at UC Davis, has been awarded a 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his groundbreaking work on plant reproduction, which led to a method for ...
Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) -- a little-known relative of ...
The Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed GEAIR (Genome Editing combined with AI-based Robotics), the world's first intelligent breeding robot ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A delegation of U.S. livestock genetics and agriculture leaders representing Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Idaho, and the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association traveled to ...
University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) distinguished alumnus Dennis Byrne helped start ...
Farming didn t emerge in the Andes due to crisis or scarcity it was a savvy and resilient evolution. Ancient diets remained stable for millennia, blending wild and domesticated foods while cultural ...
When Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist and cooperative extension specialist at the University of California (UC), Davis, grew up in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, she never expected to ...