Plant genetics and breeding are at the heart of sustainable agriculture, food security, and biodiversity conservation. As global challenges such as climate change, population growth, and shifting ...

Plant roots are much more than a simple absorption organ: they can adjust their structure to better cope with water stress.

Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for ...

When Earth faces its next cataclysm, some plants appear to have a time-tested strategy to survive. Science reporter Ari Daniel has our story. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Most people have two sets of ...

Over 10,500 plant varieties registered under PPV&FRA, including over 5,250 farmers’ varieties, 3,118 private-sector breeder ...

Scientists combined 44,000 citizen science photos, experiments, and genetic data to understand how prairie grasses adapt to ...

"It's really important to look across the plant kingdom because plants have solved so many problems already. Why not read their genomes like a book and try to understand it and solve the problems ...

Water deficit resistance in plants has long been a topic of interest for cultivating reliable crops. Some plants can alter ...

All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to ...