Researchers find that in two of our most productive crops, lower, shaded leaves are less efficient than the top leaves, limiting yield

These findings may provide further evidence to help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease that continues to evolve and torment potato and tomato growers around the world

Study details the genetic structure and molecular diversity of the varieties of cocoa grown in the state of Bahia for over 200 years and identifies trees resistant to witch's broom

Recent studies looked at increasing the flavor, nutrition, production, and growing season of Kansas strawberries

As yet these duckweeds have not been cultivated, but simply 'harvested' from bodies of water

Researchers definitively establish that Miscanthus is 2.4 times more productive than switchgrass in the U.S.

Research team hopes to increase the harvest index from 45 to 60 percent

The pathogen's effects aren't limited to the decimation of Ireland's potato crop 170 years ago

“This new project will allow us to understand the genes that control the different yield components, along with total yield,” plant geneticist says

As crop scientists pull together desired qualities to feed a growing world, the library of cowpea genetics could be an invaluable resource moving forward