Circadian clocks of wheat can provide a window into the plant's nutrient content and life cycle, finds new research that ...

Imagine if three times as much grain could be obtained from the same amount of wheat plants as is currently possible, using ...

As global demand for wheat continues to rise, climate change, limited farmland, and population growth make it increasingly ...

In its most recent progress report to date, released Sept. 29, the government said winter wheat was 34% planted across the ...

Researchers discovered the gene that gives a rare wheat variety its unusual “triple-grain” trait. When switched on, the gene helps wheat flowers produce extra grain-bearing parts. The finding could ...

University of Maryland researchers discovered the gene that makes a rare form of wheat grow three ovaries per flower instead ...

Are you an early bird or a night owl? The tendency to rise early or sleep late is determined by our circadian clock, which is ...

UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that can stimulate the production of their own fertilizer. (Getty) Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that ...

Scientists built a complete wheat gene map showing how different genes control plant growth and stress response.

By James Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services, and Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader a project of the Ohio Soybean Council ...

Planting wheat earlier in the spring to avoid crop damage from ever-hotter summers may not keep harvests on pace with current ...