Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...

Pests are ravaging keystone species like ash, elm, and beech. But researchers are breeding the survivors into more resilient populations. Port Orford cedar trees in Redwood National Park that were ...

Genotyping techniques can be used to select fruit trees with desired traits at the seedling stage, increasing the efficiency of fruit tree breeding. However, so far, there are multiple different ...

We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic American tree for more than a century.

Tonight, he's gonna be speaking with us about "Breeding Tree Crops to Fight Climate Change." Would you please join me in welcoming Scott Brainard to Wednesday Nite @ the Lab?

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

After decades of research and careful breeding, the trees planted this month are grown from 17 families of trees known to grow quickly, a quality prized by the timber industry.

Research in tree breeding, tree nursery practices, tree plantation establishment and management, and Central Hardwoods silvicultural systems is aimed at increasing the regeneration success rate for ...

Captive breeding Nardelli and Robovský also suggest setting up a captive-breeding center for the Javan rhino, similar to the one for Sumatran rhinos ( Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) that has ...