Jelle Van Loon breaks tools for a living. At the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center outside Mexico City, which is known by the Spanish acronym CIMMYT, the shaggy-sideburned engineer ...

You should be planting your early potatoes this week, so here’s a tip to make it easier for you: plant extra-small seed potatoes, and plant whole potatoes rather than cut-up pieces. There are several ...

Seed size is controlled by small RNA molecules inherited from a plant's mother, a discovery that has implications for agriculture and understanding plant evolution. Seed size is controlled by small ...