May 16—ATHENS — The shape of a tomato is more important than many of us realize. While some breeding programs focus on disease resistance, higher yield or drought tolerance, University of Georgia ...

Industry veteran of top global agriculture firms to lead company's research, development and sales support efforts IRVINE Calif., Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ONIT Sciences, an agriculture company ...

"And particularly it's exciting because it's a plant.” New research shows that the genome size of this fork fern species… is estimated to be more than 50 times the size of a human genome. :: Ilia ...

For tens of thousands of years, evolution shaped tomatoes through natural mutations. Then, humans came along. For centuries, we've bred and cherry-picked tomatoes with our preferred traits. Today, ...

Animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. A paper publishing in the journal Trends in Plant Science on November 17 ...

Pam Ronald, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at the University of California, Davis, will deliver this year’s Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in ...

This hardy, nutritious and tasty fruit is teaching scientists how to rapidly domesticate a plant into a sustainable and resilient crop using cutting-edge technology. F I G U R E 1 : Fruit of Physalis ...

QUT scientists have discovered the gene that will open the door for space-based food production. Professor Peter Waterhouse, a plant geneticist at QUT, discovered the gene in the ancient Australian ...

Plants grow best when genetics inside cells cooperate, while mismatched genetics reduce photosynthesis and climate resilience ...

Johanna Schmitt, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, is a plant geneticist and evolutionary ecologist. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) How can plants adapt to their environment, and how will ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Our genome determines some of our individual physical traits — like the color of our eyes — but what can it tell us about our health as a population? How might we best benefit ...