Plant Science

News in crop research and innovation

CIMMYT, Uzbekistan Launch Wheat Innovation Initiative to Strengthen Food Security

EditorJun 03, 2026

Photo credit: Paden Johnson/University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

Researchers Discover Rice Plants Can Trap and Kill Fall Armyworms

EditorMay 15, 2026

Researchers Identify Mechanisms Tied to Wheat Yield Stability

EditorMay 14, 2026

Researchers Reveal Evolutionary History of Wheat Quality and Propose New Strategies for Breeding-by-Design

EditorMay 12, 2026

Mohsen Mohammadi, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, is co-founder of Novin AgriTech. The company, which combines expertise and biotechnology to develop novel traits for cereal crops, has received an SBIR Phase I grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Photo credit: Purdue Agricultural Communications/Tom Campbell.

Novin AgriTech Receives USDA Grant to Develop Novel Traits for Wheat, Accelerate Trait Integration

Steve MartinMay 06, 2026

Company’s platform technology will introduce genetic tools to improve nitrogen use efficiency

Photo credit: Griffith University.

Plastics Found in Crop Tomato, Wheat Tissue and Stunt Growth

Carley RosengreenApr 29, 2026

Marestail, a winter annual weed that comes up in either the fall or spring, can negatively impact soybean yields. Photo credit: Kansas State University.

Controlling Marestail in Soybeans

Colton TrippApr 03, 2026

Researchers Identify Yr83 Gene with Broad‑Spectrum Stripe Rust Resistance in Wheat

Liu JiaMar 31, 2026

Sorghum infected with anthracnose growing at the Pee Dee REC. Plants on the left are an anthracnose-susceptible hybrid. Plants on the right right are a resistant hybrid. Photo credit: Clemson University.

Clemson Scientist Receives USDA Grant to Improve Sorghum for Southeastern Farmers

Denise AttawayMar 27, 2026

The project aims to strengthen sorghum breeding programs and provide farmers with more resilient, productive crop choices

Photo credit: Florida State University.

Maize Mysteries: Florida State University Scientists Uncover New Information on How DNA Works in Maize

Kathleen HaughneyMar 18, 2026

Oklahoma State University’s new purple wheat variety, OSU-P92, has disease resistance, baking quality and health benefits. The variety has three times the anthocyanins, the same food pigments found in pomegranates and blueberries, as traditional hard red winter wheat. Photo credit: Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.

Oklahoma State University Purple Wheat Variety Brings New Health Benefits to Wheat Products

EditorMar 12, 2026

From Ancestral Genomes to Modern Fields: Researching Corn’s Roots to Improve Nitrogen Efficiency

Tara DesmondMar 10, 2026

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