Genetic diversity underpins the resilience and adaptability of plant species, informing both conservation efforts and crop improvement programmes. Recent advances in molecular markers have enabled ...

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a crop of both culinary and economic importance worldwide, and advancing breeding programmes is increasingly reliant on a thorough understanding of its genetic diversity.

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers led by Xiaoqi Feng at the Institute of Science and Technology ...

For thousands of years, humans have sought to improve their plants to ensure they have safe and nutritious sources of food. It started out with the simple act of selecting the strongest, most ...

Imagine trying to develop a new aircraft without blueprints or treat a disease without at least an anatomical atlas and physiological manuals of the human body. Plant breeders have faced these types ...