Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...
Goldenberries taste like a cross between pineapple and mango, pack the nutritional punch of a superfood, and are increasingly ...
One such innovation is now being trialled in Spain by Corteva, a global agricultural technology company. Corteva’s ...
Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...
Gene-edited goldenberries clear USDA review, moving closer to farms. Compact plants solve farming challenges for this ...
As an avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...
Gain insights into the U.S. market, valued at $5.9 Billion in 2024, and China, forecasted to grow at an impressive 14.4% CAGR to reach $7.8 Billion by 2030. Discover growth trends in other key regions ...
Tea plants are known for their ability to accumulate aluminum (Al), a trait that is beneficial for growth at optimal levels ...
Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...
Gene editing of plants enabled the production of more nutritionally rich rice and fortified tomatoes. But these innovations have often come about only through long, painstaking work. This process ...
Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...