Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist and founder of genetics, poses for a photograph circa 1860. Between 1856-1863, Mendel bred almost ...

Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

The genes responsible for all seven traits of the pea plants Mendel used to establish the laws of heredity have now been identified. Credit: Getty Images Bank Gregor Mendel, a 19th-century Austrian ...

The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an international research collaboration has used genomics, bioinformatics and ...

New AI-driven platform will integrate data and expertise from across organizations to accelerate development of new pea varieties and reduce costs Saskatoon, SK, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

Jim Myers, a professor of vegetable breeding and genetics at the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, has a depth of knowledge on plant breeding. Want to know about ...

To some, peas are a reminder of Gregor Mendel, father of modern genetics, who used pea plants for his breeding experiments. To others, fresh green peas simply bring a pop of color to dishes that ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Just like thoroughbred owners and George Foreman, every plant breeder has a particular way of assigning names. Some breeders keep atlases in their offices so each kind of ...

Just like thoroughbred owners and George Foreman, every plant breeder has a particular way of assigning names. Some breeders keep atlases in their offices so each kind of cotton and corn can bear the ...