Long before humans cultivated crops or sailed between continents, a group of plant viruses was already evolving among wild plants in Eurasia. According to a new international study published in Plant ...

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have helped uncover a hidden ally in the fight against one of agriculture's greatest threats—salty soil. Led by Chinese collaborator Dr. Yanfen Zheng, the ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. In a field near the Dutch village of Angeren, a biotechnology company named Solynta grows potatoes in square plots, about 16 by 13 feet each. One ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to determine which genes collectively govern nitrogen use efficiency in plants such as corn, with the goal of helping farmers improve their crop yields and ...

As global temperatures continue to climb, plants face a problem animals don't: they can't move. Stuck in place, they have to ...

A crop scientist who grew up in Nigeria is working with hundreds of researchers and thousands of farmers to improve crop productivity and food security in Africa. There are an estimated 33 million ...

Scientists at KAUST have developed a k-mer–based approach to reading crop genomes, enabling rapid identification of rare genetic traits that could improve resilience to drought, heat, and disease.

Crop Science Society of Nigeria (CSSN) members have urged government, at the federal, state and local levels, to engage crop scientists to overcome the food insecurity confronting the country. They ...

Bayer will shed at least 200 jobs in a reorganization of its Crop Science division that also involves halting the production of generic active ingredients, the company said Monday. “Manufacturers of ...