Food Farmer Earth
Alan Kapuler: Championing Open Source Plant Breeding for Public Good
Learn about Alan Kapuler’s pioneering efforts in open source plant breeding. Discover how he advocates for a collaborative approach to seed sharing and plant variety development, fostering a community that supports ecological diversity...
The Wall Street Journal
Plant Tinkerers
A new generation of startups are harnessing gene-editing technologies to take on the multibillion-dollar giants of the crop-seed industry. Will consumers buy in?
Food Farmer Earth
Benefits of Organic Seed Breeding - Frank Morton
From the archives: Frank Morton, a Willamette Valley organic seed breeder shares his expert knowledge of plant breeding techniques that have evolved over time. As an organic farmer, Morton emphasizes the importance nature and the natural...
Food Farmer Earth
Alan Kapuler - Open Source Public Domain Plant Breeding
In this interview that was recorded in 2010, Alan Kapuler, molecular biologist and an open source public domain plant breeder explains the concept and importance of being able to share seeds and advance farming in the public interest....
Food Farmer Earth
Alan Kapuler: Man of Science, Ideas, and Humanity -3
Public domain plant breeder, Alan Kapuler, shares his appreciation for the ecological systems of the garden.
Curated Video
Tissue Culture: Growing Identical Cells for Plant Breeding and Medical Research
This is a video that explains the concept of tissue culture, which is a technique used to grow cells or tissues in a liquid or solid medium that contains nutrients. The video describes the process of tissue culture, as well as the...