A breakthrough in pine tree breeding will help forests to adapt to climate change and bioenergy use. The technique can create new tree variants in half the time it take for current breeding methods ...

Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...

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 ...

Plant nutrient content reflects their overall metabolic health and has a direct impact on plant growth, development, and reproduction. Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs), for example, are a type of ...

Of the American households that put up a tree, more than 80 percent put up a fake one, about double the number from 25 years ago, according to Gallup. What’s worse – if you’re a Christmas tree farmer, ...