Global Legacy
HOW 170 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, SCIENTIFIC 
KNOW-HOW AND LONG-TERM THINKING CONTINUE 
TO SHAPE KWS’S ROLE IN MODERN PLANT BREEDING.
BY: AIMEE NIELSON, SEED WORLD U.S. EDITOR
From One 
Breeder’s Vision
TO 
A
18  I  SEED WORLD EUROPE  I  SEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPE | MAY 2026
Matthias Christian Rabbethge, whose early vision for sugar 
beet laid the foundation for what would become KWS.

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