Much like we take aspirin to alleviate a splitting headache, plants also have their own form of medicine that helps in times of stress. Known as salicylic acid, this organic compound is naturally ...

FORD COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – Did wheat survive the recent arctic blast? Many agronomists have been out in the fields the past two weeks checking on this year’s wheat crop and how it braved February’s ...

New findings could improve management practices for current biotech crops and promote development of new varieties that are more effective and more durable. Despite extensive planting of transgenic ...

ON MY CALENDAR, Halloween is a pivotal moment in the vegetable garden. Obviously, I’ll spend the day carving homegrown pumpkins. However, the spooky holiday also signals the end of the primary growing ...

A team of international researchers has uncovered a mechanism by which plants are able to better defend themselves against disease-causing pathogens. The work, led by Dr Jurriaan Ton and Dr Estrella ...

Resistance breeding is an important strategy for reducing crop losses caused by disease. The innate immune system allows plants to recognize their pathogens, often providing strong levels of ...

Strategies for delaying insect resistance to transgenic crops rely on assumptions that often are overly optimistic, a new study led by UA scientists shows. Published as an advance online publication ...