Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Cassava is a climate resilient staple root crop across the tropics. When developing new …
Fantastic Discoveries in Plant Breeding: Arduous Cassava Trait Tamed by Near Infrared Spectroscopy!
Category: Plant Breeding
The New Potato
Erik Stokstad, Science As climate change alters rain, growing seasons, and more, potatoes are increasingly at risk. This …
Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)
Katheryn Chen This chapter provides an overview of tepary bean, a pulse crop closely related to common …
Rice – Blast Resistance Genes
Yulin Jia, Melissa H. Jia, and Jeremy Edwards This chapter describes the research to develop genetic markers …
Tepary Bean ‘USDA Fortuna’ – High Yielding, Disease Resistant
Timothy Porch This chapter describes the release of ‘USDA Fortuna’, a high yielding tepary bean with enhanced …
What can lima beans teach us about food production?
Sarah Dohle In this Tedx Talk, Dr. Sarah Dohle discusses the importance of diversity in agricultural systems using …
International Day for Biodiversity 2024
Christine Diepenbrock The AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, or AIFS, talks with Dr. Christine Diepenbrock (UC …
New Lettuce Breeding Lines Show Strong Resistance to Major Pests and Diseases
Seed World USDA-ARS study reveals advanced green leaf, red leaf and romaine lettuce varieties that combat leafminer, corky …
In the Face of Extreme Weather, Scientists Look to Adapt Crops
Lourdes Medrano, Undark Do wild varieties of overlooked grains, fruits, and vegetables hold the key to developing more …
Pecan Breeding at the National Collection of Genetic Resources for Pecans & Hickories
Xinwang Wang, Keith Kubenka Dr. Xinwang Wang and Keith Kubenka show the process of breeding pecan at the …