French fry growers are raising their contract prices for growing potatoes by 30-40 percent compared to last year. Next season,...

For thousands of years, crops have been shaped by domestication processes. Farmers cross-breed and select new varieties, adapted to constantly...

Dutch potato breeder Solynta and Kenyan seed producer Freshcrop Limited will work together to develop a hybrid potato in Kenya....

How do plants defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms? This is a complex puzzle, of which a team of biologists from the...

A new conceptual framework for incorporating the way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics, into fine-scale computer models...

Scientists at the University of Utah have announced ambitious plans - today work is underway to create fertilizers based on...

The study was carried out as part of the Priority 2030 program. Scientists from the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology...

German BASF and Israeli StePac will jointly develop a line of new environmentally friendly packaging for potatoes, vegetables and fruits....

At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think...

In the 21st century, "collaboration" has become a popular buzzword, but effectively working together across disciplines and countries is easier...