Plant Hormones Reveal Crop Disease Resistance Pathway
Technical University of Munich researchers identified an epigenetic mechanism that regulates the trade-off between plant growth and immune…
Climate Stress May Lower Soybean Seed Quality
A new AI-supported study suggests elevated CO₂, heat and drought may increase soybean production, but reduce starch and…
Climate Change Could Lower Soybean Seed Quality
New AI-supported study finds that higher CO₂, heat and drought may increase bean production while reducing key nutritional…
Sorghum Wax Gene Could Aid Drought-Tolerant Crops
New findings reveal how a key sorghum gene helps control the crop’s protective wax layer and may support…
Plant Viruses Advance Virus-Induced Gene Editing
Plant scientists are looking for faster and more flexible ways to edit crop genomes, especially in plants that…
New Seed Development Map Could Improve Crop Yield
A new gene expression atlas could help researchers better understand how seeds develop, store nutrients and respond to…
3D-Printed Technology Sheds Light on Fungal Highways in Wheat Crops
Researchers have developed low-cost 3D-printed devices that make it easier to study how bacteria move along fungal filaments,…
Scientists Use Genome Editing to Develop Healthier Lettuce Crops
Red-leaf lettuce gets its color from anthocyanins, plant pigments known for their antioxidant properties. These compounds are produced…
Climate-Ready Wheat Could Secure Future Pasta Production
Researchers from Skoltech, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico, the Research Center for Cereal and…
Long-Term Study Shows Soil Imbalances Can Weaken Crop Defenses
Nearly all plants form close partnerships with mycorrhizal fungi, a symbiosis that is crucial for taking up essential…
Study Links eccDNA to Rapid Plant Stress Resistance
Scientists at Rothamsted and Clemson University have, for the first time, consolidated a rapidly growing yet fragmented body…
AI Offers ‘Roadmap’ to Plant Genetics
As global temperatures climb, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are striving to develop crops that are…