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Improving efficiency: Nation’s plant breeders discuss emerging technologies

Texas A&M breeders, students connect with industry at National Association for Plant Breeding meeting The post Improving efficiency: Nation’s plant breeders discuss emerging te...

A Gardener’s Guide to Plant Breeding Basics

Plant breeding basics The incredible diversity of the plant world means that within almost any plant species there are many variations of color, form, height, yield, growth, perfor...

Precision bred crop production takes major step forward

Rothamsted Research has drilled the first crop in the UK to receive a Precision Bred Organism (PBO) Release Notice. The development marks a significant milestone for field-based ge...

Opinion: Plant breeding key to future sustainability of agriculture

More than ever, plant breeding holds the key to the future sustainability of production agriculture around the world. As the days of farmers reaching for herbicides and fungicides...

Faster breeding for stronger genetics

"Alone you go faster, together you go further." That idea captures the strength of the collaboration at Breeding Accel. Six breeding companies combine knowledge, research and techn...

US (CA): Students learn plant breeding, gain career experience

In a teaching greenhouse at the University of California, Davis, a group of students are working with zinnias they bred themselves — and named themselves. The Shirley, for example,...

More than genetics alone

For growers, success not only comes from genetics alone. A strong variety gives you a head start, but the real difference is made in the greenhouse: in early decisions, timely adju...

Twin Prime Editing Enables Rapid Trait Stacking in Crops

TRIM, an integrated genome engineering platform that combines prime editing, gene knockouts, and large-scale chromosome engineering, enabled efficient stacking of multiple benefici...

Primed Plants are Prime Plants

From ancient Roman seed-soaking recipes to modern nanopriming, seed priming could help crops germinate faster and survive drought, heat and salinity in a changing climate.

APHIS Extends Determination of Nonregulated Status to Another Pioneer Corn Variety Developed Using Genetic Engineering

Minnesota aims to breed fruit for all

—The University of Minnesota’s Superior Fruit Innovations program licenses new varieties to direct-market growers. The post Minnesota aims to breed fruit for all appeared first on...

Building Better Corn

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is utilizing check-off funding to further research of the corn genome. In this Managing for Profit, Holly Adair-Anderson, a second-year doctoral s...

New appointment to lead research into plant breeding

Aberystwyth University and Germinal Horizon have announced the appointment of Dr. Kerrie Farrar as Germinal chair of Translational Plant Breeding. This position is funded by Openfo...

Modern genetics, fertility make the old “knee high” saying obsolete

A Wisconsin farmer says modern corn hybrids are outperforming old varieties by a long shot. Mike Berget grows crops in western Wisconsin near River Falls and tells Brownfield that...

Enhancing petunia propagation through light optimization

New research from Michigan State University highlights how targeted environmental controls—specifically supplemental lighting, root-zone heating, and temperature management—can imp...

Mung Bean Pan-Genome Study Maps Key Genes for Yield, Nutrition, and Pest Resistance

Researchers have created the world's first graph-based mung bean pan-genome, revealing genetic variations linked to yield, nutrition, and pest resistance, and providing breeders wi...

Ag Genomics Begins to Bear Fruit

Genomics tools—applied to agriculture—create commercially desirable traits in a fraction of the time required by standard breeding programs. The post Ag Genomics Begins to Bear Fru...

New gene technology could help Canadian canola cope with extreme weather

Canadian researchers are developing hardier canola plants to better withstand heat and drought as a new agri-tech program helps bring climate-ready innovations to market.

Purdue Scientists Discover Hidden Soybean Gene Switch That Could Boost Protein, Yields, and Cut Fertilizer Use

Professor Jianxin Ma and research scientist Jingbo Duan, both of Purdue's Department of Agronomy, with soybean plants in a growth chamber. Their lates...

"This way, my dream after 40 years of working in tissue culture is becoming reality"

"Since earlier this year, we have made important progress. Our technology has now been sold in both India and the Netherlands, and existing agreements in Brazil, Honduras, and Egyp...

Creating accessible image analysis for modern plant phenotyping

PhenoVation has introduced PlantAlize, a user-friendly image analysis software solution designed to make plant phenotyping simpler and more efficient. With an intuitive interface a...

ICAR IIOR patents seed coating tech that shields crops and improves productivity

The ICAR Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research ICAR IIOR has patented a biopolymer based seed coating technology designed to shield crops from environmental stress and improve over...

Solutions to improve nitrogen efficiency

Aware of these challenges, Lidea, a leading European seed company, is reaffirming its commitment to growers by offering innovative genetic solutions designed to reduce dependence o...

EU deal on the cards to change rules on plant reproduction

A deal has been reached at EU level to bring in new rules on plant reproductive material in an attempt to modernise regulations that have been in place since the 1960s. The new rul...