Facebook-f Instagram Linkedin Youtube
CONTACT
Subscribe
Seed World

Seed World Staff

Europe

Could AI Speed Up Pheromone Discovery for Emerging Crop Pests?

Researchers identified the lily moth sex pheromone by starting with insect scent receptors rather than...
Europe

Great Wheat Traits Are Being Found. Why Aren’t More Reaching Breeders?

Niab will lead a three-year wheat pre-breeding project funded by BBSRC to move promising traits...
Europe

The Flavour Tomato Breeders Lost May Still Be Hiding in the Wild

Research from the Boyce Thompson Institute shows how wild tomato relatives may help breeders recover...
Europe

What If Half the Wheat Diversity in the Catalogue Was Not Really Different?

A University of Córdoba review found GLU-B1 diversity in wheat was overstated, with many recorded...
U.S.

USDA Invests $180 Million in National Plant Germplasm System

The National Plant Germplasm System will receive $180 million from USDA to strengthen seed banks,...
U.S.

Wheat Geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky Named 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate

Jorge Dubcovsky, a wheat geneticist at UC Davis, has been named the 2026 World Agriculture...
Agricultural research farm showing diverse crop trials
Europe

Euroseeds Urges Focus on Variety Performance in Organic Breeding Rules

Euroseeds is urging EU policymakers to keep organic breeding rules focused on variety performance, warning...
Europe

Plant and Bacterial Genetics: The Two Parts of Europe’s Soybean Story

Protealis is pairing plant breeding with a soybean inoculant designed for European conditions. Its MagNfix...
U.S.

Vegetable Trials Target Organic Seed Production Yield Gaps

Broccoli, lettuce, squash and tomato trials are helping researchers fill data gaps in organic seed...
U.S.

Bluemuda Turfgrass Could Reduce Sports Field Irrigation

Researchers at Oklahoma State University and Mississippi State University are testing 60 bluemuda turfgrass combinations...
Europe

Could 240 Million Smallholders Feed the World’s Next 1.5 Billion People?

Smallholder farmers could help meet rising global food demand while restoring soils and strengthening rural...
Canada

From Treatment to Planting: Protecting Rhizobium Viability in Pulses

On-seed viability is an important consideration for pea and lentil seed treaters using rhizobium inoculants....
Europe

Early Heat Hurts Wheat Most but Could Build Resilience

Wheat heat stress causes the greatest yield losses when heat waves strike before flowering, field...
Europe

Why Is Europe Still Importing So Much of Its Livestock Protein?

European protein crops are the focus of a new €5.5 million Horizon Europe project aimed...
U.S.

Albaugh Seed Treatments: Right from the Start.

Albaugh seed treatment solutions reflect the company's farmer-founded approach to crop protection, offering traditional chemistries,...
Europe

The Next Soybean Breakthrough May Be Underground

Deeper-rooted soybeans are being tested to determine whether they can improve drought resilience and store...
Tractor spraying soybean field
U.S.

What Global Fertilizer Data Could Mean for U.S. Crops

A new global fertilizer dataset covering 156 crops provides a detailed look at how nutrient...
Bee pollination on yellow tomato flower in greenhouse garden
Europe

Precision Pollination Could Improve Fruit Crops

Precision pollination research led by the James Hutton Institute and AgriSound will use in-field sensors...
U.S.

SCN Continues to Overcome Widely Used Soybean Resistance

SCN resistance from PI 88788 is becoming less effective as soybean cyst nematode populations adapt,...
Europe

Seed Size Signal Could Support Bigger Crop Seeds

Seed size research has identified a peptide signal that helps coordinate communication between the embryo...
Common legumes that are the basis of plant-focused diets
Europe

Crop Side Streams Could Become Consumer Foods

Crop side streams from rapeseed, legumes and potatoes could become new foods for human consumption...
Drought damaged agricultural field with cracked soil and dry landscape
Latin America

Embrapa Outlines Measures for Crop Climate Risks

Embrapa has outlined 163 measures to help Brazilian crop producers manage climate risks including drought,...
agriculture drone sprayed fertilizer
U.S.

AI in Agriculture Brief Highlights Crop Production

AI in agriculture is moving from research into commercial crop production, according to a new...
Dry cracked earth in paddy field after harvest season due to climate change and drought
Latin America

Embrapa presenta 163 medidas ante riesgos climáticos

Embrapa presentó una nota técnica con 163 medidas para reducir pérdidas agrícolas vinculadas a riesgos...
Europe

18% More Maize, 27% Less Nitrogen Loss?

G&E maize varieties could help increase global maize production while reducing reactive nitrogen losses, according...
Latin America

Construidos sobre la confianza, listos para crecer

Hace más de una década, el ingeniero mecánico conoció al fundador de SATEC, Jens Hacklaender,...
U.S.

CRISPR-Combo Speeds Gene-Edited Crop Regeneration

CRISPR-Combo could help researchers overcome a major bottleneck in developing gene-edited crops. The system improved...
The stalks of a young soybean plant during a period of active growth with immature green pods rise above the farm's field of soybeans
Latin America

Soybean Cultivars to Be Tested Across the Americas

Soybean cultivars will be evaluated through RRECSO-Americas, a regional network involving Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia...
Europe

One Tomato. Two Eggs’ Worth of Vitamin D?

Sunshine tomato, a precision-bred crop enriched with pro-vitamin D3, has passed a key regulatory milestone...
Rows of young soybean plants in morning light
Latin America

Red regional de soja evaluará variedades en América

La red regional de soja RRECSO-Américas evaluará variedades en más de 180 ambientes de Argentina,...
Alfalfa
Latin America

Alfalfa Builds Soil Carbon in Semiarid Argentina

Alfalfa could help build soil carbon reserves in Argentina’s semiarid cropping systems. INTA research found...
In the spring field young alfalfa grows
Latin America

Alfalfa aumenta carbono del suelo en sistemas semiáridos

La alfalfa podría ayudar a mejorar el almacenamiento de carbono en suelos semiáridos de Argentina....
U.S.

Corn Genetic Diversity Warning Issued by Researchers

A new study warns that corn genetic diversity is critically low for grain yield in...
ircle with agricultural and heavy industry icons. Objects located around the circle. Flag of the European Union in the center. Background for eco products. Business responsibility.
Europe

AgRI 2040 Sets EU Agri-Food Innovation Priorities

AgRI 2040 and Food 2040 will guide EU-funded research, innovation and market deployment across agriculture,...
Europe

Millet Adoption Expanded Bronze Age Farmland

New research led by Vilnius University found that millet adoption helped Bronze Age communities in...
Europe

Salt Stress Germination System Identified in Seeds

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem identified a salt stress germination system that helps...
Load More
I'm sorry we didn't find what you were looking for.
ONLINE PARTNERS
INSIDERS

Give Your Team an Hour to Grow

Canola Breeding Has Changed. So Has the Meaning of a Better Hybrid

What Seed Companies Really Need Biologicals to Do

The Value of a Relationship That Goes Beyond Business

GLOBAL NEWS

Seed Sector 2045: Why Plant Breeding IP Matters for Europe’s Future

Seed Innovators Need a Clear Path to Market

The Corteva-Inari Case Is Settled… But the Bigger Questions Aren’t.

Vylor Is Open for Business: What Changes for Europe’s Seed Sector

Region
Topic
Author
Date
Region
Topic
Author
Date