Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

Commercial crops have an extremely narrow genetic base, which makes them vulnerable to environmental threats. The induced mutation technique is becoming increasingly important to bring about heritable ...

This has led to the development of a TILLING platform for banana -an invaluable resource for reverse genetics and breeding for the global community - in the Plant Breeding Laboratory of Seibersdorf.