Utilizing spectral data from near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), researchers demonstrated that PS can accurately predict complex traits like seed yield and plant height, even outperforming GS in ...

Layer genetics company continues commitment to combining cutting-edge genetics with practical solutions that help egg producers succeed now and prepare for the future.

Four Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Crop Sciences plant breeding program development projects have been funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...

AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University agronomist has helped uncover the genetic mechanisms in sorghum plants that allow hybrids to perform better than parent varieties, a process known as heterosis.

As erratic rain and heat stress disrupt planting and harvests, Prof. Margaret Smith, plant breeding and genetics, believes hybrids, genetic diversity and adaptive management must work together to ...

An international team has succeeded in propagating a commercial hybrid rice strain as a clone through seeds with 95% efficiency. This could lower the cost of hybrid rice seed, making high-yielding, ...

Cross pollinated soybeans offer potential for researchers to introduce new crop improvements, improve farmer’s harvests and provide forage for pollinators Currently, soybean is 99 percent ...