A director at the Institute of Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Rabiu Adamu, has said that the conventional means of crop production cannot meet food demand in Nigeria; ...

Discover how increasing glycosylated sterol levels results in a more cold-resistant tomato, without compromising healthy ...

A collaboration between Brazilian and German researchers has led to a sunflower-based meat substitute that’s high in protein ...

A new study published in Plant Physiology opens the door to developing more robust and cold-resistant tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) varieties. The findings reveal that increasing glycosylated sterol ...

A new study published in Plant Physiology opens the door to developing more robust and cold-resistant tomato (Solanum ...

Jurassic World, the 2015 sequel to the iconic Jurassic Park movies, is on ITV today (Sat) and fans of the franchise are in for a treat ...

By Ebele Orakpo While some believe that Genetic Modification is the best way to achieve food sufficiency, others call it agro-terrorism/bioterrorism; Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was quoted as ...

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

A genetically modified purple tomato with ten times more antioxidants has been approved for U.S. farming. Studies show it extends the lifespan of cancer-ridden mice by 30 percent and offers strong ...

Students at Cornell University have devised a novel way to detect if plants and agricultural crops have a sufficient supply of nitrogen.

The centuries-old Zapotec heirloom tomato, from Oaxaca, Mexico, is still grown and sold in Oaxacan markets. The first hybrid tomato was introduced in 1949 by the Burpee seed company. Big Boy tomatoes ...