George Fedak, Patrick Byrne. Wheat germplasm resistant to Fusarium head blight (FHB) has been developed by transferring a …
Bread Wheat – FHB Resistance
Category: Plant Breeding
Blackberry ‘Hillquist’ – Primocane Fruiting
Alexander Silva, Margaret Worthington, Michael A. Hardigan, and Nahla V. Bassil. This success story discusses how scientists mapped …
NPGS Blackberries – Prickleless Canes
Brian Crawford, Margaret Worthington, and Nahla V. Bassil. This success story describes how an international research team, led …
America’s Great Lost Tree Is Finally Returning
PBS Terra. Once towering over eastern U.S. forests, billions of American chestnut trees nourished ecosystems, built homes, and …
Breeding Finger Lime
Robert Krueger. Learn about finger limes (Microcitrus), including the work being done to improve their marketability. The National …
An Overview of Dates
Robert Krueger. Learn about the history of date cultivation and see how mangrove date palms may help improve …
Purple Tomatoes
Roger Chetelat. Learn about the genetic mutations that contribute to the production of purple tomatoes. Dr. Roger Chetelat, …
Tomato Wild Species
Roger Chetelat. Learn about several important wild relatives of tomato from Dr. Roger Chetelat, former director of the …
Incredible Feats of Plant Breeding: Global Heating Got You Down? Desert Sister of Common Beans to the Rescue!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee. Beans are an essential food for people around the world. Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) is a desert-adapted …
Cacao Research and Breeding at SHRS
Osman Gutierrez, Mike Winterstein. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is the important crop that gives us chocolate! Learn about a …