Andrea Lasar and Oliver Ladendorf of Maiwald Patentanwaltsgesellschaft outline the EPO’s decision on the patentability of plant breeding methods in the so-called broccoli case In December 2010 the ...

Research focuses on sorghum and the method they’ve developed could speed up ways to secure future food supplies worldwide.

Plant scientists have been employing science to improve crops for centuries. Evidence from early cave dwellers suggest they selected seeds from plants that had the best tall stalks and seeds. A great ...

In a recent opinion piece, a group of international researchers says that by barring specific genetic engineering techniques, the European Union is missing a critical opportunity to advance organic ...

A group of researchers has discovered a new approach to cereal plant breeding that takes into account the internal 'calculator' of plant seeds that makes them continuously reorganize themselves ...

Securing plant production is a global task. Using a combination of new molecular and statistical methods, a research team was able to show that material from gene banks can be used to improve traits ...

This comprehensive book covers the underlying scientific principles, state of the art technologies and methodologies of plant mutagenesis. It covers historical development and commonly used ...

The steady decline in cultivable land owing to the rapidly increasing global population has necessitated the use of efficient plant breeding methods that could be used to improve agricultural yields.

Apples with red flesh and other novel fruit varieties may soon be making their way to a supermarket near you thanks to new planet breeding techniques that mimic DNA mutations that occur in nature, ...

Better crops or a cop out? The new EU agreement on NGTs could open the pathway to a more secure food supply, but critics say health risks remain ...