Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept in livestock breeding. Benefits are already being seen in the ...

Proportion of phenotypic variation associated with individual (i.e., advanced selection, cultivar, parent, progenitor, or unselected offspring), year, year × ...

Plant breeding is critical to the advancement of horticultural, especially in the Solanaceae family (including tomato, pepper, and eggplant), which relies on selecting high-performance lines for ...

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has emerged as a pivotal tool in the breeding of Cryptomeria japonica, a conifer of major forestry importance across East Asia and beyond. By utilising molecular ...

Consider magnesium supplementation levels, particularly for lactating cows grazing wheat, rye, or triticale in the spring.

Developing high-yielding, nutritious and climate-resilient crops is vital to safeguard the future of global food production. To meet the challenges ahead, Iowa State University scientists are working ...

New AI-driven platform will integrate data and expertise from across organizations to accelerate development of new pea varieties and reduce costs Saskatoon, SK, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today ...

An understanding of the origin and dynamics of heritable genetic variation within classical animal breeding programs is needed to provide the context for understanding the contributions and concerns ...

The use of various mutagens to generate genetic variation in crop plants has a history almost as long as that of conventional breeding. Induction of variability by irradiation of barley seeds with ...

New research challenges the one-level view of evolution, showing natural selection works on individuals and groups together.