Have you ever thought about what happens if you cross a potato with a watermelon? Or a tomato and a turnip? These are the bizarre and often disturbing hybrid crops you can make with certain seeds in ...

Agriculturists tend to refer to the formation and development of new individual plants as plant propagation. It perpetuates ...

A corn hybrid with poor yield potential or mismatched traits can’t always be improved with better management. That’s why ...

CHICAGO, Dec 21 (Reuters) — U.S. farmers are gaining access to a new type of wheat developed by agrichemical giant Syngenta without genetic engineering, as the world's biggest seedmakers seek to boost ...

For years, F1 hybrid genetics have been used in the world of agriculture to help farmers create more resilient and productive crops. Now, these types of hybrid seeds are available to cannabis growers, ...

The disease-resistant Abe Lincoln heirloom tomato was introduced in Illinois in 1923. Courtesy MelindaMyers.com Be a part of history ...

University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Idaho farmers. Hybrid rye — a cross of two rye ...

SIBY, Mali (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Last year, when drought hit in the middle of the growing season in his region of southern Mali, Baba Berthé lost his entire two-hectare maize crop. "I ...

Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that allows hybrid rice to propagate by seeds. Recently, a collaborative research team led by Professor Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and ...

India needs to accelerate adoption of hybrid technology in pulses and oilseeds to address production deficits, while acknowledging the challenges faced by farmers in implementing these advanced farm ...

CHICAGO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are gaining access to a new type of wheat developed by agrichemical giant Syngenta without genetic engineering, as the world's biggest seedmakers seek to boost ...