July 17, 2024

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New wheat breeding paradigms for a warming climate (Nature Climate Change)

July 5, 2024

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Lasers, ‘pirate bugs’ and bacteria help protect crops - Scientists are finding new ways to tackle pests and boost crop yields, without resorting to the use of harmful chemical (Nature)

July 4, 2024

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The quest for hardy crops that need less fertilizer (Nature)

June 13, 2024

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Maize smart-canopy architecture enhances yield at high densities (Nature)

May 24, 2024

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Genomic analyses reveal the stepwise domestication and genetic mechanism of curd biogenesis in cauliflower (Nature)

Cicer super-pangenome provides insights into species evolution and agronomic trait loci for crop improvement in chickpea (Nature)

April 12, 2024

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A pan-genome of 69 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions reveals a conserved genome structure throughout the global species range (Nature)

April 9, 2024

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Mapping the race between crop phenology and climate risks for wheat in France under climate change (Nature)

April 3, 2024

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Genetic improvement of Egyptian cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) for high yield and fiber quality properties under semi arid conditions

March 25, 2024

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An ARF gene mutation creates flint kernel architecture in dent maize (Nature)

March 14, 2024

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The emergence of pesticide-free crop production systems in Europe (Nature Plant)

February 23, 2024

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A scoping review on tools and methods for trait prioritization in crop breeding programmes (Nature)

February 22, 2024

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Production vulnerability to wheat blast disease under climate change (Nature)

January 26, 2024

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CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa - Scientists in the global south use the popular technique to protect local crops against local threats (Nature)

January 24, 2024

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How CRISPR could yield the next blockbuster crop - Scientists are attempting to rapidly domesticate wild plant species by editing specific genes, but they face major technical challenges — and concerns about exploitation of Indigenous knowledge (Nature)

January 12, 2024

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Genomic prediction in multi-environment trials in maize using statistical and machine learning methods (Nature)

January 10, 2024

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How CRISPR could yield the next blockbuster crop (Nature)

January 9, 2024

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Integrative and inclusive genomics to promote the use of underutilised crops (Nature)

December 6, 2023

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Options for regulating new genomic techniques for plants in the European Union (Nature)

November 28, 2023

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Eavesdropping on plant chatter - Amie Fornah Sankoh studies how viruses commandeer plant communication at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Nature)

November 22, 2023

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How to make petunias naturally orange - Biotechnologist Sara Abdou explores the genetics that regulate colour in ornamental flowers.(Nature)

October 18, 2023

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Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (Nature)

October 17, 2023

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Adapting crop production to climate change and air pollution at different scales (Nature)

September 29, 2023

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Population genomics identifies genetic signatures of carrot domestication and improvement and uncovers the origin of high-carotenoid orange carrots (Nature)

September 21, 2023

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Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it (Nature)

September 20, 2023

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New resistance gene against maize rough dwarf disease identified in cereal crops (Nature)

September 19, 2023

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Blueprint for non-transgenic edited plants (Nature)

September 15, 2023

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A transcription factor ZmGLK36 confers broad resistance to maize rough dwarf disease in cereal crops (Nature)

September 8, 2023

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Structure and function of rice hybrid genomes reveal genetic basis and optimal performance of heterosis (Nature)

September 5, 2023

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Improved pearl millet genomes representing the global heterotic pool offer a framework for molecular breeding applications (Nature)