/ Crop Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis 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 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis 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 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis 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