Hand-hand spectrometer found to accurately predict root dry matter content
Tag: Breeding
New program to speed salmon breeding
Breeding Insight, a new program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Cornell University, will share latest tools with breeders in the U.S.
Helping stevia brave the cold
The popular stevia sweetener comes from a tropical crop. New research is helping find the varieties that can grow in colder climates.
Cataloguing genetic information about yams
New collection of resources will help yam breeders and farmers
Keeping pinto beans away from the dark side
New slow-darkening pinto bean varieties show benefits for farmers and consumers
Development of heat-tolerant annual ryegrass germplasm
Researchers develop new annual ryegrass for earlier fall planting in the southeastern U.S.
Helping quinoa brave the heat
Scientists identify more efficient methods for evaluating heat tolerance
Rutgers Shellfish Expert Available to Discuss East Coast Oyster Breeding Project
New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 15, 2019) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick shellfish geneticist Ximing Guo is available to comment on a five-year Rutgers-led consortium project to breed better, more disease-resistant East Coast oysters. Improved oyster broodstock will then be made available…
Managing the ups and downs of coffee production
June 26, 2019 – Each day, more than 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide. Developing countries produce about 90% of the beans used to make all those lattes, espressos and mochas. That makes coffee a key source of…