/ Crop Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/carrot-genome-paints-picture-domestication-could-help-improve-crops <p>The genetic basis of carrots' color and nutritional richness is revealed by a genome sequencing study, involving ºÙºÙÊÓƵ researchers and led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The findings should help plant breeders develop improved carrot varieties.</p> May 09, 2016 - 10:26am Patricia Bailey /news/carrot-genome-paints-picture-domestication-could-help-improve-crops /news/botrytis-%E2%80%98noble-rot%E2%80%99-fungus-reprograms-wine-grape-metabolism <p>For hundreds of years, the fungus <em>Botrytis cinerea</em> has been key to making the world’s finest dessert wines. Now ºÙºÙÊÓƵ researchers working with Dolce Winery in the Napa Valley show how the fungus changes plant metabolism to produce new flavors and aromas in white-skinned grapes.</p> December 03, 2015 - 2:46pm IET WebDev /news/botrytis-%E2%80%98noble-rot%E2%80%99-fungus-reprograms-wine-grape-metabolism