December 4, 2023
Why are seeds of different sizes and shapes?
June 6, 2022
Tracking weeds to stop them in their tracks
March 7, 2022
How is cabbage grown organically?
January 24, 2022
Why are certain crops used to make biofuels?
December 7, 2021
USA - How are new varieties of plants registered and why? The final step in breeding programs is registering their new variety with the USDA
September 22, 2021
Old beans may have new uses
August 12, 2021
U.S. scientific societies ASA, CSSA, and SSSA release "Advancing Resilient Agriculture" statement - Important contribution to the ongoing climate policy discussion
July 22, 2021
Tomato production 101: Distinctions beyond the “fruit or vegetable” debate
May 24, 2021
Why is it important to increase genetic diversity in crops, especially in soybean? U.S. soybean breeding programs have slowed as current varieties are too closely related
March 26, 2021
“Varietal timelines and leadership challenges affecting the legacy of Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov” with Dr. Joel Cohen
September 22, 2020
Crop diversity is key to increased profits for Brazilian farmers
February 28, 2020
Beer and barley, whiskey and corn: breeding plants for tastier craft beverages
February 25, 2020
Preparing plants for our future climate
June 12, 2019
Farmer researchers reap more benefits than just increased crop production
April 9, 2019
The future of plant disease management
February 8, 2019
Why do we need to keep breeding new crop varieties? (Sustainable, Secure Food Blog)
April 17, 2017
Can ancient grains find their way in modern agriculture?
April 27, 2016
Crop advances grow with protection - Study finds intellectual property protection encourages innovation
February 8, 2016
Ag and food research funding supported - Innovation needed to meet 21st century challenges
January 13, 2016
Ancient going on nouveau
December 1, 2015
Can plant breeding go open source?
September 9, 2015
Shifting gears in education
August 12, 2015
Fortified against blindness
April 9, 2015
Nitrogen in a "mo fo lo po" (more food, low pollution) world
November 3, 2014
Feeding the world: profile of a World Food Prize winner Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram
October 15, 2014
B.B. Singh's quest to make cowpea the food legume of the 21st century
October 13, 2014
Battling obesity issues with a shovel
September 1, 2014
Long-term trial compares organic and conventional agriculture
May 14, 2014
Book reviews yield gains of major U.S. crops - Studying increases in yield important to understanding how food and fiber needs will be met in the future
April 9, 2014
An assessment of the relative influences of genetic background, functional diversity at major regulatory genes, and transgenic constructs on the tomato fruit metabolome (The Plant Genome)
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