The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this ...

The grant is part of $10.2 million in funding for 18 projects supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative program, which supports public breeding efforts aimed at improving crop ...

A genomic study of goats in Oman’s Al Jabal Al Akhdar reveals strong genetic diversity that supports survival in harsh mountain conditions. Despite some inbreeding, key adaptive traits linked to ...

Over the past century, worldwide consumption of food-animal products such as meat, milk, and eggs has steadily grown due to increases in global population and per capita income that fuel demand for ...

A study using ancient DNA has identified notable evolutionary adjustments to dietary, settlement, disease and other changes ...

Breeding efforts at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture to improve spinach tolerance to a pathogen called ...