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

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Andre A. Naranjo is Botanical Curator at Florida ...

There are no wild ligers. Indeed, hybrids were once thought to be rare in nature—and of little consequence in an evolutionary sense. But now we know they can play an important role in speciation—the ...

Hybrid vigour, or heterosis, remains a cornerstone of modern plant breeding, promising enhanced growth, yield and stress tolerance in agriculturally important species. Recent studies have been ...

AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University agronomist has helped uncover the genetic mechanisms in sorghum plants that allow hybrids to perform better than parent varieties, a process known as heterosis.

New research traces the genetic ancestry of the popular root vegetable to a brief plant romance millions of years ago. A new study shows that the tomato gave rise to the modern clade of potatoes by ...

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