Sugarcane, a crucial worldwide food and bioenergy crop, accounts for approximately 80% of the world's sugar production, with its largest cultivation in Brazil and India. As the 5th largest crop by ...

Genomic selection (GS) is a DNA-based method of selecting for quantitative traits in animal and plant breeding, and offers a potentially superior alternative to traditional breeding methods that rely ...

Li Jiayang, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) academician and chief scientist of "Precision Seed Design and Breeding" ...

Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy ...

Drought, heat, lost crops, billions demanded by farmers: the hot summer of 2018 was yet another warning sign that climate change is posing increasing challenges to agriculture. According to estimates ...

Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy ...

A simple breeding experiment, combined with genetic analysis, can rapidly uncover genes that promote cooperation and higher yields of plant populations, according to a new study. The results have the ...

High-fructan wheat provides benefits for growers and consumers. Some new crop varieties are bred to be more nutritious. Others are more resilient, bred to tolerate harsher environmental conditions. In ...

A new way of growing plants could be used to feed the world's exploding population. The method, dubbed "speed breeding," can grow crops several times faster than other breeding methods. "Speed ...