HAIKOU /China/, March 12. /TASS/. South China's Hainan province is successfully mastering new selective breeding technologies to increase the yield of important crops in high demand in domestic and ...

SANYA /China/, December 9. /TASS/. Indirect income from the promotion of crops selectively bred in the Sanya Agricultural Industrial Park in China's Hainan province has reached 4 billion yuan (about ...

Rajeev Varshney receives funding from the Grains Research & Development Corporation, Australia, for pulses research at Murdoch University. Vanika Garg receives funding from the Grains Research & ...

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have constructed the most comprehensive genetic map of the world's primary cotton crop to date. This breakthrough not only sheds light on how the plant ...

Breeding is a fascinating subject to examine as it is the backbone of commercial agriculture and is crucial to the success of the farmers’ crops. Without stable and vigorous genetics, a farmer could ...

For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities have improved their crops by saving seeds from plants with the best flavor, size, and toughness. This ...

A new genomic study has unlocked the genetic secrets behind the breeding of flowering Chinese cabbage—a popular leafy vegetable in Asian cuisine. By analyzing the DNA of over 400 cabbage varieties, ...