Agriculture

A smartphone-style photograph of a maize seed could soon reveal far more than its color and shape. Researchers have developed...

In Nigeria, a simple change in how densely okra is planted—and how weeds are controlled—could dramatically reshape the economics of...

A carefully calibrated fertilizer combination has more than doubled bread wheat yields in parts of Ethiopia’s northwestern highlands, according to...

Plants may be quietly rewriting the rules of fertilizer use. A new review argues that nitrate—the dominant form of nitrogen...

Plant breeders have gained a new way to see genetic variation that standard DNA markers can miss. An international research...

Tree peony seeds may be hiding a powerful molecular switch for controlling oil production. In a study published in Plant...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, has become a global health crisis—and a new review suggests that compounds found in...

Wheat plants deprived of nitrogen do not simply shrink or produce less valuable grain. In some varieties, they appear to...

Mangrove forests are often portrayed as unstoppable carbon factories: fast-growing trees rooted in tidal mud, capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide and...

Chinese cabbage may have found a new way to remain green long after its leaves would normally begin to yellow....