UC Davis plant scientist Junli Zhang has discovered genes that would allow high-yielding wheat varieties to better withstand drought conditions. Photo by Trina Kleist, UC Davis. Dwarfing genes in ...

Scientists from Shandong Agricultural University have uncovered a hidden side of the Green Revolution genes that transformed global wheat production. Long known for reducing plant height, these genes ...

Reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe following an exciting scientific discovery. Researchers at the John Innes ...

It is hoped that that the new semi-dwarf wheat may soon be grown in fields across the globe following an exciting discovery. The semi-dwarf or reduced-height wheat variety makes up nearly 100% of ...

Have we entered the golden age of plant engineering? In the 1960s, Norman Borlaug, an American biologist, helped spark a period of transformative agricultural innovation known as the Green Revolution ...