According to Vincent Mhlonitshwa, making the transition from a communal to a successful commercial farmer requires mentorship ...

When different varieties of one plant species are crossed with each other, their hybrid offspring are often more robust and ...

Plants also have genetic evolution just ... in different plants don’t consistently produce desired crop traits. Using the ...

A recently published paper led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists found this can help with crops and ...

Pesticides aren't always necessary. Researchers at the University of Zurich have conducted a comprehensive field study ...

When different varieties of one plant species are crossed with each other, their hybrid offspring are often more robust and ...

Wheat is mixed on spread trade and trying to short out quality issues with the Hard Red Spring wheat crop. Beadle says, “The early spring wheat in North Dakota has had vomitoxin and falling ...

As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds?

You won't believe how long it takes for many trees to even start producing nuts. (P.S. Your mind is about to be blown about ...

For thousands of years, plant breeders have taken advantage of these variations to create high-yielding crop varieties ... with our prickle-free plants. For example, scientists have created ...

For example ... toxic to plants and are not generally used with herbicides. Anionic surfactants have good foaming abilities and are often blended with nonionics to provide the wetting and emulsifying ...

It's always best if farmers can detect drought stress before crop plants become wilted, weakened and lower-yielding. An experimental new portable device could help in that regard, as it uses ...