Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb ...

Wheat that can help make its own fertilizer is no longer a speculative idea from plant biology textbooks, it is a working prototype that could reorder how the world grows one of its staple grains. By ...

In addition, the U.S. soybean crop is expected to be quite robust as well, less than five percent below the 4.46 billion bushel record production level recorded in 2021. Even the U.S. wheat crop was ...

Crops utilize carbon dioxide (CO 2) through photosynthesis to create organic matter, with enhanced photosynthetic rates crucial for meeting global food demands. While crop phenomics has focused on ...

USDA’s final look at crop production for 2023 caught the commodity markets by surprise. The agency increased the final yield estimates for both corn and soybeans, and as a result, prices plummeted on ...

Modern agricultural biotechnology helps grow more food to feed a growing population. It makes crops tougher, able to handle ...

Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's ...

The business of growing crops has become more complicated as the agriculture industry is challenged with increasing production demands while minimizing environmental impact. New technologies and a ...

There are currently not enough agronomists and agricultural engineers in the agro-industrial complex, representatives of the ...

Local farms are fully prepared for the new agricultural season, with the Ministry of Municipality projecting a 5 10% increase ...