Using Old Plants for New Tricks?
Researchers have found a way we can find the best parent candidates for crop breeding to improve yield. There are currently more than 1,700 gene banks in the world, housing the genetic materials of...
crop yield
Improving Crop Yield With Leaf Angles
Researchers have identified novel factors involved in controlling the angles at which leaves emerge, possibly improving crop productivity. Rice is a staple food in Asia and some parts of the Pacific....
Helping Farmers Monitor Plant Health and Improve Crop Yield
Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology...