Wheat Gene Knockouts Deliver Upright Leaves Without Yield Penalties
Knocking out the wheat brassinosteroid biosynthesis gene DWARF4 produces an upright leaf canopy with only mild height reduction and no ...
Tag: crop breeding
Bioristor tracks tomato responses to drought and combined heat stress
Two case studies found that the Bioristor sensor continuously tracked tomato physiological responses and helped classify varieties and introgression lines ...
RH-2049 and RH-2050 lead mustard heat-stress screening
A two-year field evaluation of 154 Indian mustard genotypes found RH-2049 and RH-2050 most stable under terminal heat, while several ...
Case study links technology to higher Yangyuan mung bean farmer income
An exploratory single-case study of 51 Yangyuan farmers found that coordinated innovation across breeding, machinery, processing, marketing, and contracts was ...
Nobel-winning light-gated ion channels find new life in agriculture
The 2026 Nobel Prize-winning optogenetics technology is now being adapted to probe plant immune signaling, screen novel insecticides, and guide ...
How Sesame Roots Fight Back Against Toxic Aluminium in Acid Soils
A new BMC Plant Biology study reveals how a tolerant sesame cultivar preserves root growth, membrane stability and antioxidant defences ...
Wheat Seeds Show a Hormone Tipping Point Between Growth and Stress
A Chinese research team combined transcriptomics and metabolomics to reveal how wheat germinating seeds rewire their gene expression and metabolic ...
Enviro-typing: the third pillar reshaping climate-resilient crop breeding
A new review argues that systematically measuring environmental factors, a practice called enviro-typing, can complement genotyping and phenotyping to accelerate ...
Climate Change Is Stripping Nutrients From Crops Faster Than Yields Can Compensate
A new review argues that climate change can erode the nutritional quality of crops even when yields remain stable, and ...
Seed Coat Colors Reveal Hidden Defenses Against Bambara Groundnut Beetle Pest
A new study in Gombe, Nigeria, shows that seed coat color and texture determine how vulnerable Bambara groundnut varieties are ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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