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 ...

Plant mutation breeding, also called variation breeding, is a method that uses physical radiation or chemical means to induce spontaneous genetic variation in plants to develop new crop varieties.

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 ...

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

IN a recent issue of NATURE (138, 972; 1936) there appeared a letter directing attention to the neglect of genetics by British universities. The letter was received with the apathy characteristic of ...

The University of Florida will now host the USDA-funded Breeding Insight program. Breeding Insight uses AI and advanced computing to accelerate the development of new crops and animal breeds. UF was ...

AI-driven plant breeding accelerates trait identification for climate adaptation and food security, but risks inequality and environmental harm. Democratic control of these technologies are vital for ...

The revised Patent Examination Guidelines foster innovation by redefining plant varieties, says Juhua Luo of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office ...

(1) IN the “Principles of Botany” the authors have introduced an innovation that offers definite advantages, and promises to be as suitable for practical work as for lecturing. The book is apportioned ...

A team of scientists led by a horticulture professor who leads a pome fruit (apples and pears) breeding program, found that public plant breeding programs are seeing decreases in funding and personnel ...