Understanding how nutrients are synthesized and distributed during seedling development is key to optimizing crop performance ...

Nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture contribute significantly to global warming. A new breeding concept, specifically for ...

Plant BreedingThe first issue of Heredity in July 1947 featured a paper by Otto Frankel on “The theory of plant breeding for yield”. Since then there have been over 600 papers which I consider ...

On March 17, at the seedling cultivation base of Xinjiang Shuanghe Agricultural Development Co, Ltd in Kaiganqi township, Kuitun city, employees of the State Grid Kuitun Power Supply Company were ...

Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) originated in the early 1980s as part of a movement promoting the concept of participatory research, in response to criticisms of the failure of ...

Scientists are a step closer to breeding plants with genes from only one parent. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 19 in Science Advances, ...

A decade might sound a long time, but in the plant breeding world it’s not that far off. Plant breeders are already working ...

PLANT breeding efforts remain a powerful solution to many cross-sectoral concerns and create a broader impact on food security, rural development and agricultural sustainability, Science Secretary ...

Climate-adapted plant breeding Improvement of crops with seeds from gene banks Date: November 11, 2020 Source: Technical University of Munich (TUM) Summary: Securing plant production is a global ...

A lack of scientists specialized in plant breeding could lead to 'dire' food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across three continents.

A farmer shows newly-dug yam seedlings at Tianrun Seed and Breeding Integrated High-efficiency Industrial Park in Juancheng county, Shandong province, on Feb 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...