These elms are a series of new trees cloned by the University that show promise to be resistant to a deadly disease that has killed thousands of elm trees that traditionally line the boulevards and ...

NC State researchers are revolutionizing Christmas tree farming with a $7.5M USDA grant, using genetics to create ...

By leveraging the power of CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists are working to develop genetically resistant grape varieties, ...

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A new strain has been created by crossing a British elm growing in Kent with a tree that contained disease-resistant genes from an Asian species. Professor Richard Buggs, senior research leader at ...

Barley is one the world’s most important grain crops with 155 million tonnes produced worldwide every year, the majority ...

The three new disease-resistant cherry laurel varieties from Concept Plants are set to debut at MANTS, held Jan. 8-10, 2025.

Microbial-assisted breeding for enhanced crop disease resistance is a critical area of agricultural research. Since the domestication of crops, diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, and viruses have ...

The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis.