Pioneering new technology set to accelerate the global quest for crop improvement

Croton trees—which seem to grow everywhere in Kenya—and the oilseeds they produce have the potential to improve rural livelihoods

Corn was first domesticated roughly 10,000 years ago in central Mexico by selecting desirable traits of teosinte, a species of wild grass

Ethanol produced from sweet sorghum can be used for auto and jet fuel, UF/IFAS researchers said

A research team has gained new insights into how the potato was domesticated and how its DNA evolved over time

Populations of the destructive pest have stopped responding to insecticides and the genetically modified corn hybrids designed to resist insect attacks—but there may be hope

Consumer interest in small-scale craft breweries has fueled interest in getting New York farm ingredients into beers brewed in the stat

Rice University toxicity study shows plant growth enhanced by—but only by—purified nanotubes

Research team investigated and compared the genomes of K. fedtschenkoi, Phalaenopsis equestris (orchid), and Ananas comosus (pineapple) using ORNL’s Titan supercomputer

Tackling weeds in winter strawberry crops—drip by drip!