Austropuccinia psidii is the fungal pathogen that causes myrtle rust on Myrtaceae hosts. First described on South American guava in 1884, the disease was noted on introduced eucalypt plantations in Brazil in 1912 before spreading globally.

The genebank of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) holds the 2nd largest collection of Barley (Hordeum) species, storing over thirty-two thousand accessions.

Seed germination is a most critical phase in a plant life cycle, particularly under abiotic stress conditions, such as drought or salinity, to which it is especially vulnerable, with severe consequences on productivity

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently emerged as prominent elements of the regulatory transactions of eukaryotic genomes.

NGS for food security, disease resistance and bioengineering for climate adaption applications

Plant carbon fixation, a vital process for capturing energy, profoundly influences various aspects of our lives, including food, clothing fibers, medicines, building materials, and even the production of human therapeutics.