World’s First Maize-Teosinte Hybrid Debuts as High-Yield Forage Crop for India’s Dairy Farmers
Indian breeders have released DFH-2, the world's first single-cross hybrid between maize and its wild ancestor teosinte, notified for high-yield ...
Tag: plant breeding
Wild Tomatoes Still Hold the Flavor We Bred Away, and Scientists Have Mapped Where It Hides
A Boyce Thompson Institute study maps the genetic switches that distinguish cultivated tomatoes from wild relatives, pinpointing targets for breeding ...
Purple Cabbage Gene Discovery Reveals a Molecular Brake on Anthocyanin Production
Researchers identified BrANL2 as a transcriptional repressor that suppresses anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple flowering Chinese cabbage, opening new breeding strategies ...
From King of Fruits to Genomic Frontier: How Scientists Are Mapping Asia’s Mango Diversity Before It Slips Away
A sweeping review of Asian mango germplasm traces the crop's genetic diversity from early molecular markers to whole-genome sequencing, warning ...
Two Recessive Genes Hold the Key to Okra’s Defense Against a Rising Begomovirus
A six-generation genetic study at ICAR-IARI shows that resistance to okra enation leaf curl disease is controlled by two duplicated ...
Himalayan Radish Landraces Reveal Hidden Genetic Treasures for Future Breeding
A two-year evaluation of 67 radish accessions from the Indian Himalayas has uncovered substantial genetic and biochemical diversity, identifying high-yielding ...
EU Adopts Landmark Rules for Gene-Edited Plants After Two-Decade Wait
The European Union has adopted Regulation (EU) 2026/1388, ending a nearly two-decade effort to adapt plant biotechnology law to precise ...
Selection Reshapes the Wheat Genome in Just Three Rounds of Breeding
A decade-long analysis of Ohio State's wheat breeding program reveals that just three rounds of field selection shifted allele frequencies ...
Eggplant Resistance to Bacterial Wilt Proves Fickle Across India’s Disease Hotspots
New multi-location research in India shows that eggplant resistance to bacterial wilt can flip between regions, while genetic analysis reveals ...
New Maize Hybrids Beat Fall Armyworm and Outyield Top Commercial Checks in Nigeria
Field trials in Nigeria's derived savanna show that newly bred fall armyworm-resistant maize hybrids can outyield leading commercial varieties under ...
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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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