The full weight of a consortium of world-leading scientists – including those who helped decode the entire human genome – is being thrown at a parasitic worm less than 1mm long.

A pasture improvement research program by Dr. Dariusz Malinowski has him looking at summer-dormant tall fescue grasses as an alternative to winter wheat pastures.

After years of being a staple instead of a star, the potato is finally dusting off its jacket and is now entering the food hall of fame.

Whether you prefer a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Pinot Noir grape variety, two new research articles published in the online open access journal, BMC Genomics, offer a host of new genetic information on fruit ripening for this economically important fruit crop.

A leading CSIRO scientist says there is no reason to fear that future gene technology will threaten food safety. Deputy chief of plant industry research, Dr TJ Higgins, says consumers have been using oil from genetically modified cotton for the past 10 years.

A new international research initiative, linking the private and public sectors for the first time and launched on November 9 at the 2007 Asian Seed Congress, aims to boost the research and development of hybrid rice for the tropics.

Globalisation has led to an increase in invasions by new species around the world and this is costing agriculture and the environment dearly.

Scientists have made a key discovery into the genetics of the bacteria that causes blackleg, an economically damaging disease of potatoes, that could lead to new ways to fight the disease.

A research project conducted by the University of Granada followed the activity of farm grounds due to the increasing presence of linear alkyl benzene sulphonate (LAS), a chemical compound whose active ingredient can be found in most detergents.
The high demand of water for farming, the use of distilled water and the use of biological mixtures cause the presence of this chemical component in agricultural soils.

Animals like plants, can build tolerance to infections at a genetic level, and these findings could provide a better understanding of the epidemiology and evolution of infectious disease, according to evolutionary biologists.

We love it fresh, canned and frozen. It's grown in every state, and according to a recent study published by the American Society of Horticultural Science, adds up to a whopping $807 million per year industry in the U.S. In other words, sweet corn is big business.

It produces the most prized rice in a country that prides itself on its rice, but summer heat waves have sent temperatures soaring in Japan's Uonuma region, resulting in lower quality rice grains.