Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future, thanks to new genetic research out of UC Davis. An international team of scientists found that the right number of copies of a specific ...

In the soils of the world's cereal fields, a family tussle between related species of fungi is underway for control of the crops' roots, with food security on the line. Beneficial fungi can help ...

Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future. Researchers found the right number of copies of a specific group of genes can stimulate longer root growth, enabling wheat plants to ...