Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) is a drought‐tolerant legume of growing global importance due to its high galactomannan content—a polysaccharide widely used as a thickening and stabilising agent in ...

Brent Rendel couldn’t believe what he was seeing, so he double and tripled checked to make sure. In 2017, he thought he found two ringer soybean varieties, but the truth is he found one, sold by two ...

Bambara groundnut is emerging as a vital legume due to its nutritional richness, resilience to harsh climates and adaptability to low-input agriculture. Wide-ranging genetic diversity across landraces ...

Rice is a vital crop that feeds more than half of the world's population. In the wild, many rice species are perennials that live for several years, but the varieties we eat today are typically ...

Developing high-yielding, nutritious and climate-resilient crops is vital to safeguard the future of global food production. To meet the challenges ahead, Iowa State University scientists are working ...

Contributing authors from Murdoch University's Western Crop Genetics Alliance and Murdoch University's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation inspect barley. An international team of scientists from ...

AMES, Iowa – Understanding how both environmental conditions and genetic makeup affect crops is essential to developing varieties that are more resilient and productive. But the intricate interplay ...

A pioneering study has unveiled key genetic drivers behind the valuable traits of the yardlong bean, a nutrient-rich crop favored across Southeast Asia. By mapping traits like anthocyanin content and ...

A research team reviewed plant genetic transformation technologies, highlighting how modern gene-delivery strategies are ...

AI promises to transform modern crop breeding, helping develop more resilient, nutritious, and higher-yielding crops with unprecedented pace—though barriers remain. CSIS experts unpack the benefits ...

An international research team from Australia and China unveiled the first chromosome-scale genome of a wild barley species. The team believes its findings offer direct implications for more ...