Breeding Insight, a USDA project that provides resources to specialty crop breeding programs, and VitisGen2, a multi-institute research project, have partnered together to fund an effort to map the ...

Modern agriculture is a lot more than just digging in the dirt; today a breeder’s toolbox might include genomics and informatics (data management and software) along with their shovel and spade.

Allopolyploid oilseed rape (Brassica napus) plays a critical role in global agriculture, serving not only as a major oil crop but also as a nutritious vegetable and ornamental plant. Despite its ...

USDA-Funded Breeding Insight Program Relocates to UF/IFAS, Bringing Advanced Technology to Accelerate Crop Development and Support Local Agriculture. In a move poised to strengthen the nation's food ...

(a) Crop breeding driven by the next generation of AI and big data technologies will be revolutionized in four areas: (i) high-throughput phenotype acquisition and analysis; (ii) biological big ...