In a development that could help protect one of the world's most beloved agricultural commodities, a research team at Penn ...

Plant genetics stands at the forefront of understanding how plants perceive and respond to a fluctuating environment. Recent advances have elucidated complex gene regulatory networks that orchestrate ...

A study, published in the journal Frontiers in Genome Editing, outlines a method for editing single plant cells from sterile ...

Plant roots are the hidden engines of crop survival, and enhancing their growth is key to resisting environmental stress.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Genes thought to allow plants to accumulate large amounts of metal in their tissues have been identified and cloned by a Purdue University scientist. The finding is expected to ...

Angiosperms, representing nearly 90% of all plant species, dominate terrestrial ecosystems thanks in part to their ...

The ideal crop plant is tasty and high-yielding while also being resistant to diseases and pests. But if the relevant genes are far apart on a chromosome, some of these positive traits can be lost ...

Hereditary information is passed from parent to offspring in the genetic code, DNA, and epigenetically through chemically induced modifications around the DNA. New research has uncovered a mechanism ...

It’s the dog days of summer. You bite down on a plump, chilled orange. Citrus juice explodes in your mouth in a refreshing, tingling burst. Ahh. And congratulations—you’ve just been vaccinated for the ...

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