Scientists identify genes affecting root length that could make it easier to breed drought-resistant wheat. Wheat is a key crop for ensuring global food security, but drought associated with climate ...

USDA is deregulating the HB4 drought-tolerant wheat trait from Argentina-based Bioceres Crop Solutions, slightly prying open the door to commercial planting in the United States. USDA’s Animal and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently green lit the cultivation and breeding of HB4 drought-tolerant wheat—a genetically modified trait. The U.S. is ...

Are there certain advantages old wheat varieties have over newer wheat varieties that are commonly grown today? This was a question presented to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) High Plains Ag ...

Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future, thanks to new genetic research out of UC Davis. An international team of scientists found that the right number of copies of a specific ...

Scientists are making breakthroughs in agricultural research that could change how (and where) we grow our food. At University Roma Tre, researchers experimented with the effects of thermospermine ...

Prominent players in the market include R. Simplot Co., Jk Agri Genetics Ltd., Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Cyanamid Agro Ltd., Ciba, and Rhone-Poulenc ...

Wheat production in northeast Colorado is down by half or more, according to reports from area grain elevators, and experts put the blame on .an exceptionally dry year and an infestation of wheat stem ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat has been created as part of an ...

Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future. Researchers found the right number of copies of a specific group of genes can stimulate longer root growth, enabling wheat plants to ...

The USDA has approved a drought-tolerant wheat trait, but wheat industry leaders say it will take years and additional steps before the trait is available commercially. “This is the first time USDA ...