Molecular breeding can significantly reduce the cost and time required to deliver improved plant and animal species for agricultural use. Advancements in genomic technologies are accelerating these ...

A Washington State University study, led by Kate Evans, found that declining crop-breeding programs due to the coronavirus could threaten food security. The coronavirus has already brought gaps to ...

Breeding schemes typically involve first the choice of parents and then the selection of offspring within crosses. Genomic prediction is adapted both for predicting the cross mean and for ranking the ...

New findings from a comparison of the long-term implications of zoo breeding programs bolster the case for so-called "maximum avoidance inbreeding," or MAI. MAI breeding programs can be costly and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have decided to retire one of the world’s last two northern white rhinos from their assisted breeding program, which strives to save the ...

Public plant breeding programs are declining across the United States. A team of scientists led by Kate Evans, a Washington State University horticulture professor who leads WSU's pome fruit (apples ...

A team of scientists led by a horticulture professor who leads a pome fruit (apples and pears) breeding program, found that public plant breeding programs are seeing decreases in funding and personnel ...