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Climate Change Threatens Crop Nutrition, Researchers Warn
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Scientists Warn EU Pesticide Reform Could Weaken Safety

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Low-Asparagine Wheat Gains U.K. Precision-Bred Status

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Underutilised Crops Network to Boost UK Food Resilience

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Climate Change Could Lower Soybean Seed Quality

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Seed Sector 2045: Future of Plant Breeding in Europe

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James Hutton Institute Joins PhenomUK Crop Programme

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Plant Viruses Advance Virus-Induced Gene Editing

sorghum, a cereal grain, is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world, largely because of its natural drought tolerance and versatility as food, feed and fuel
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Sorghum Wax Gene Could Aid Drought-Tolerant Crops

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Crop Disease Resistance Gene Targets Two Pathogens

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Plant DNA Repair Discovery Could Help Future Crops

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Wild Maize Gene Could Help Boost Maize Protein

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Seed Priming Boosts Crop Resistance to Pests

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On-Farm Experimentation Turns Fields Into Labs

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Wheat Roots Could Help Crops Use Nitrogen More Efficiently

Europe

Drought May Reduce Crops’ Iron Uptake

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Andalusia Offers Organic Farming Lessons for Europe

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Crop Microbiome Study Shows Plants Select Microbes

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Organic Farming Could Help Crops Resist Drought

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New Seed Development Map Could Improve Crop Yield

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New Pipeline Targets Fungicide Discovery in Wheat

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How Soil Fungi Could Help Crops Need Less Fertilizer

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GridScore NEXT Speeds Up Plant Breeding Research

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ISTA 2026: Seed Testing’s Biggest Annual Event is Heading to Calgary

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3D-Printed Technology Sheds Light on Fungal Highways in Wheat Crops

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Why Plant Breeding Persistence Matters in Seeds

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AI Model Predicts Tomato Virus Severity With 100% Accuracy

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New Discovery Reveals How Crops Detect Stress and Disease

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Rothamsted Launches UK’s First Field Trial Under New PBO Rules

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Scientists Decode Crop Stress Signals Linked to Climate Resilience

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CIMMYT and John Innes Centre Partnership Advances Wheat Research and Disease Surveillance

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Tunisia Sequences Ancient Durum Wheat Varieties to Boost Climate Resilience

Fusarium ear blight, Fusarium head blight, FHB, or scab, is a fungal disease of cereals: wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale. FEB is caused by a range of Fusarium fungi, which reducing grain yield
Europe

Breakthrough Crop Research Creates Fusarium-Resistant Wheat Hybrids

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Europe

Scientists Build First Watermelon Super-Pangenome to Advance Crop Breeding

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Rothamsted Research Spin-Out SugaROx Secures £2.5M Investment from Mosaic

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Scientists Use Genome Editing to Develop Healthier Lettuce Crops

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Loss of Pollinators Threatens Crop Yields and Human Nutrition Worldwide

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European Crop Breeding Research Project Launches

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