Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are often sold to farmers and the public on the grounds that they are the wave of the future, taking over where conventional plant breeding left off by improving ...

A new way of growing plants could be used to feed the world's exploding population. The method, dubbed "speed breeding," can grow crops several times faster than other breeding methods. "Speed ...

Sugarcane, a crucial worldwide food and bioenergy crop, accounts for approximately 80% of the world's sugar production, with its largest cultivation in Brazil and India. As the 5th largest crop by ...

A simple breeding experiment, combined with genetic analysis, can rapidly uncover genes that promote cooperation and higher yields of plant populations, according to a new study. The results have the ...

Parthenocarpy, the ability of plants to set fruit without fertilization, is a key trait for breeding high-yielding blueberry cultivars, especially in the context of pollination deficits. This study ...

Better breeding methods are being credited for the record number of foals being born at thoroughbred studs in the New South Wales Hunter and across Australia. The Australian Stud Book, which collects ...

Members of the International Thoroughbred Breeders' Federation (ITBF), unanimously voted against the use of artificial breeding methods in Thoroughbreds at the General Meeting of the 2018 ITBF ...

Many suckler producers have veered away from using beef cross dairy cows, in favour of homebred continental replacements due to the perceived problems of the Holstein influence and to benefit from the ...