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Plant breeding is the science of selectively modifying plant traits to produce varieties with superior characteristics, such as improved yield, stress tolerance, and nutritional quality. It sits at the intersection of genetics, genomics, and agronomy, enabling researchers to accelerate the development of crops that can withstand disease, drought, and changing climates. As a cornerstone of agricultural plant science, breeding techniques continue to evolve from classical selection methods toward precision approaches like marker-assisted selection and genomic editing.

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PrimeRoot: a cutting-edge technology designed to achieve precise an...

It could lead to crops that are more nutritious, drought-resistant, or disease-proof — directly a...

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First brassinosteroid-based dwarf mutant discovered and characteriz...

Compact dwarf grapevines could make growing wine grapes in a backyard, on a patio, or in a small ...

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Rice2035: A decadal vision for rice research and breeding.

Rice on your plate — and global food prices — depends on scientists solving a yield crisis now, b...

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Accelerating genetic gain through integrated genomic selection in c...

The corn, wheat, and rice that make up most of the world's food supply are under growing threat f...

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Beyond CRISPR/Cas9: emerging genome editing technologies for next-g...

The wheat in your bread and the vegetables in your garden could soon be grown from varieties engi...

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A pennycress transparent testa 8 knockout mutant has drastic change...

Breeding better pennycress could turn an overlooked winter weed into a widespread biofuel crop, p...

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