Thomas Lubberstedt, a professor of agronomy, said the research will lead to crop varieties that can fight off sugarcane mosaic virus

UA researchers have pioneered a new approach that could save millions of tons of crops each year from contamination with aflatoxin, a major threat to health and food security especially in developing parts of the world

Recent work could lead to better performing crop varieties

Recent study analyzed close to 4,500 maize varieties bred and grown by farmers from 35 countries in the Americas

Sorghum is a cereal grain that is becoming more popular in the United States because it’s gluten free and nutritious

Live cell time-lapse imaging of maize mutant provides crucial details for UC Riverside researchers

A team of researchers is developing a robotic system of all-terrain rovers and unmanned aerial drones that can more quickly and accurately gather and analyze data on the physical characteristics of crops

There is immense potential for the genome sequence to help scientists understand quinoa and therefore modify it for more widespread, commercial use

For a plant, the evolutionary pathways to becoming a carnivore may be limited, researchers say

Breeding new varieties of chickpeas with desirable traits is not only difficult, but also "tedious and inefficient," researcher says