An animal geneticist at the University of California-Davis told Kansas cattle producers recently that a gene-editing ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

Banana through the Global Musa Genomics Consortium and programme considering its small genome size has a chance of becoming a model plant for vegetatively propagated crops. This has led to the ...

The enhanced nutrient acquisition facilitated by CNGC15GOF equips plants to withstand nutrient-poor soils and environmental stressors, making this discovery a vital tool for future agriculture.

and championed scientific inquiry on a wide diversity of plant species,” Cornell University plant geneticist Susan McCouch writes in the testimonial. “Jane did not seek the spotlight but she did seek ...

Gene editing has taken root in plant breeding, leading to numerous advances in plant-based foods. K-State scientists, for example, have used gene editing to reduce the presence of gluten-coding genes ...