For millennia, developing resilient crops relied on pollination by nature or humans—making the process long and often costly. Now, scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology ...

I love to try new improved plant varieties. Could you share with us how new varieties are developed? The processes for developing new plant varieties have changed dramatically over hundreds of years.

Between 1979 and 1984 the following aspects of the pollination of «Bianco di Spagna», the most widespread cultivar in Italy, of Phaseolus coccineus L. were studied: A) the composition and behaviour of ...