A group of researchers has discovered a new approach to cereal plant breeding that takes into account the internal 'calculator' of plant seeds that makes them continuously reorganize themselves ...

Lagoda, P.J.L. 2.1 Use of Tissue Culture and Mutation Induction to Improve Banana Production for Smallholders in Sri Lanka. In: Chapter 2: Case Studies in the Crop Sector of Biotechnologies at Work ...

In this episode, we’ll explore how we’ve created and used genetically modified organisms. Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of ...

This comprehensive book covers the underlying scientific principles, state of the art technologies and methodologies of plant mutagenesis. It covers historical development and commonly used ...

In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: ...

Research focuses on sorghum and the method they’ve developed could speed up ways to secure future food supplies worldwide.

Industry Veterans from Monsanto, Corteva, Cornell, and others guide the advancement of the targeted recombination technology platform Meiogenix, a biotechnology company harnessing epigenetics and ...

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles, and peanut butter. In the United States, cotton is a $7 billion ...

Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

Researchers discovered hybrid combinations capable of overcoming hybrid lethality and producing numerous offspring using ...